Where does “ແປດສິບ” come from?

ແປດສິບ (Lao) comes from Lao ແປດ, from Proto-Tai peːtᴰ, from Middle Chinese 八.

ແປດສິບ (Lao): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “ແປດສິບ”, step by step

ແປດສິບ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ແປດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແປດeight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese八—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 八 →Every word from Proto-Tai peːtᴰ →Every word from Lao ແປດ →