Where does “สิบหก” come from?
สิบหก (Thai) comes from Thai หก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.
สิบหก (Thai): 16; sixteen
Ancestry of “สิบหก”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | หก | 6; six; to spill |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *xrokᴰ¹ˢ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | krokᴰ | six |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 六 | — |