Where does “ແປດສິບຫົກ” come from?

ແປດສິບຫົກ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫົກ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

ແປດສິບຫົກ (Lao): eighty-six

Definitions

  1. eighty-six

Ancestry of “ແປດສິບຫົກ”, step by step

ແປດສິບຫົກ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫົກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫົກsix
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Lao ແປດ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →
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