Where does “ຫ້າສິບເກົ້າ” come from?

ຫ້າສິບເກົ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ເກົ້າ, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

ຫ້າສິບເກົ້າ (Lao): fifty-nine

Definitions

  1. fifty-nine

Ancestry of “ຫ້າສິບເກົ້າ”, step by step

ຫ້າສິບເກົ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເກົ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເກົ້າnine; head; headhair
2Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
3Middle Chinese九—
4Old Chinese九—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →