Where does “ເຈັດສິບເຈັດ” come from?

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

ເຈັດສິບເຈັດ (Lao): seventy-seven

Definitions

  1. seventy-seven

Ancestry of “ເຈັດສິບເຈັດ”, step by step

ເຈັດສິບເຈັດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຈັດ

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

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 →
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