Where does “สิบสาม” come from?
สิบสาม (Thai) comes from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.
สิบสาม (Thai): 13; thirteen
Ancestry of “สิบสาม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สาม | 3; three; third son |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | saːm | three |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 三 | — |