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

Definitions

  1. 16; sixteen

Ancestry of “สิบหก”, step by step

สิบหก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหก6; six; to spill
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Thai สิบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิบ10; ten
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →