Where does “สี่สิบแปด” come from?

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

สี่สิบแปด (Thai): 48; forty-eight

Definitions

  1. 48; forty-eight

Ancestry of “สี่สิบแปด”, step by step

สี่สิบแปด 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 แปด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแปด8; eight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese八—

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 →