Where does “páy” come from?

páy (Muong) comes from Proto-Vietic pəs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₁pəlh.

páy (Muong): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “páy”, step by step

páy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic pəs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticpəsseven
2Proto-Mon-Khmerd₁pəlh

via Proto-Tai pajᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taipajᴬto go
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₁pəlhEvery word from Proto-Vietic pəs
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