Where does “สามสิบแปด” come from?

สามสิบแปด (Thai) comes from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

สามสิบแปด (Thai): 38; thirty-eight

Definitions

  1. 38; thirty-eight

Ancestry of “สามสิบแปด”, step by step

สามสิบแปด traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาม

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

via Thai แปด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแปด8; eight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese八—

via Thai สิบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิบ10; ten
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Thai สาม →