Where does “ຫ້າສິບເຈັດ” come from?

ຫ້າສິບເຈັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ເຈັດ, from Proto-Tai cetᴰ, from Middle Chinese 七.

ຫ້າສິບເຈັດ (Lao): fifty-seven

Definitions

  1. fifty-seven

Ancestry of “ຫ້າສິບເຈັດ”, step by step

ຫ້າສິບເຈັດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຈັດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຈັດseven
2Proto-Taicetᴰseven
3Middle Chinese七—

via Lao ຫ້າ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 七 →Every word from Proto-Tai cetᴰ →Every word from Lao ເຈັດ →