Where does “أحد وعشرون” come from?

أحد وعشرون (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

أحد وعشرون (Arabic): twenty-one

Definitions

  1. twenty-one

Ancestry of “أحد وعشرون”, step by step

أحد وعشرون traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic أَحَد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَحَدSunday, the first day of the week; one, anybody

via Arabic عِشْرُون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعِشْرُون—
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →