Where does “ແປດສິບຫ້າ” come from?

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

ແປດສິບຫ້າ (Lao): eighty-five

Definitions

  1. eighty-five

Ancestry of “ແປດສິບຫ້າ”, step by step

ແປດສິບຫ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ແປດ

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

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

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 →