Where does “ແປ�ສິບສາມ” come from?

ແປ�ສິບສາມ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

Ancestry of “ແປ�ສິບສາມ”, step by step

ແປ�ສິບສາມ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Lao	ສາມ	three
2	Proto-Tai	saːm	three
3	Middle Chinese	三	—

via Lao ສິບ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Lao	ສິບ	ten
2	Middle Chinese	十	—

Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Lao ສາມ →