Where does “สามสิบแปด” come from?
สามสิบแปด (Thai) comes from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.
สามสิบแปด (Thai): 38; thirty-eight
Ancestry of “สามสิบแปด”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สาม | 3; three; third son |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | saːm | three |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 三 | — |