Where does “ຫ້າສິບແປດ” come from?

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

ຫ້າສິບແປດ (Lao): fifty-eight

Definitions

  1. fifty-eight

Ancestry of “ຫ້າສິບແປດ”, step by step

ຫ້າສິບແປດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

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

via Thai แปด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแปด8; eight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese八—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →