Where does “አምስተኛ” come from?

አምስተኛ (Amharic) comes from Amharic አምስት, from Proto-Semitic ḫamš- — five.

አምስተኛ (Amharic): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “አምስተኛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicአምስትfive
2Proto-Semiticḫamš-five
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḫamš- →Every word from Amharic አምስት →