Where does “اثنان وأربعون” come from?

اثنان وأربعون (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

اثنان وأربعون (Arabic): forty-two

Definitions

  1. forty-two

Ancestry of “اثنان وأربعون”, step by step

اثنان وأربعون traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic اثنان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاثنانtwo
2Arabicاِثْنَانtwo

via Arabic اربعون

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