Where does “ເຈັດສິບສອງ” come from?

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

ເຈັດສິບສອງ (Lao): seventy-two

Definitions

  1. seventy-two

Ancestry of “ເຈັດສິບສອງ”, step by step

ເຈັດສິບສອງ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຈັດ

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

via Lao ສອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສອງtwo
2Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
3Middle Chinese雙—

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 →