Where does “สิบสี่” come from?

สิบสี่ (Thai) comes from Thai สี่, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

สิบสี่ (Thai): 14; fourteen

Definitions

  1. 14; fourteen

Ancestry of “สิบสี่”, step by step

สิบสี่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สี่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสี่4; four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese四—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Thai สิบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิบ10; ten
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ →