Where does “ແປດສິບຫ້າ” come from?
ແປດສິບຫ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ແປດ, from Proto-Tai peːtᴰ, from Middle Chinese 八.
ແປດສິບຫ້າ (Lao): eighty-five
Ancestry of “ແປດສິບຫ້າ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ແປດ | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | peːtᴰ | eight |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 八 | — |