Where does “หกสิบ” come from?

หกสิบ (Thai) comes from Thai หก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

หกสิบ (Thai): 60

Definitions

  1. 60

Ancestry of “หกสิบ”, step by step

หกสิบ 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

Words derived from “หกสิบ”

Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →