Where does “اثنان وثلاثون” come from?

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

اثنان وثلاثون (Arabic): thirty-two

Definitions

  1. thirty-two

Ancestry of “اثنان وثلاثون”, step by step

اثنان وثلاثون traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic اثنان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاثنانtwo
2Arabicاِثْنَانtwo

via Arabic ثلاثون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثلاثونthirty; thirtieth
2Arabicـُون—

Words derived from “اثنان وثلاثون”

Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →