Where does “ยี่สิบ” come from?
ยี่สิบ (Thai) comes from Thai ยี่, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.
ยี่สิบ (Thai): twenty
Definitions
- twenty
Ancestry of “ยี่สิบ”, step by step
ยี่สิบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ยี่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ยี่ | 2; second; a year of the Tiger, the third year... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 二 | two |
via Thai สิบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สิบ | 10; ten |