Where does “ແປດສິບແປດ” come from?

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

ແປດສິບແປດ (Lao): eighty-eight

Definitions

  1. eighty-eight

Ancestry of “ແປດສິບແປດ”, step by step

ແປດສິບແປດ 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 →