Where does “ແປດສິບສີ່” come from?

ແປດສິບສີ່ (Lao) comes from Lao ສີ່, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

ແປດສິບສີ່ (Lao): eighty-four

Definitions

  1. eighty-four

Ancestry of “ແປດສິບສີ່”, step by step

ແປດສິບສີ່ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສີ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສີ່four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Lao ແປດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແປດeight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lijEvery word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ
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