Where does “สามสิบหก” come from?

สามสิบหก (Thai) comes from Thai หก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

สามสิบหก (Thai): 36; thirty-six

Definitions

  1. 36; thirty-six

Ancestry of “สามสิบหก”, step by step

สามสิบหก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหก6; six; to spill
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Thai สาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาม3; three; third son
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese三—

via Thai สิบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิบ10; ten
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →