Where does “สี่สิบเจ็ด” come from?

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

สี่สิบเจ็ด (Thai): 47; forty-seven

Definitions

  1. 47; forty-seven

Ancestry of “สี่สิบเจ็ด”, step by step

สี่สิบเจ็ด traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สี่

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

via Thai เจ็ด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเจ็ด7; seven
2Proto-Taicetᴰseven
3Middle Chinese七—

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 →