Where does “ຫ້າສິບເອັດ” come from?

ຫ້າສິບເອັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ຫ້າສິບເອັດ (Lao): fifty-one

Definitions

  1. fifty-one

Ancestry of “ຫ້າສິບເອັດ”, step by step

ຫ້າສິບເອັດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—

via Lao ເອັດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເອັດone
2Middle Chinese一—
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →