Where does “ثمن” come from?

ثمن (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek τίμημα, from Ancient Greek τῑμή, from Ancient Greek τῑ́ω — to honor, revere.

ثمن (Arabic): price; one eighth

Definitions

  1. price; one eighth

Ancestry of “ثمن”, step by step

ثمن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τίμημα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτίμημα—
2Ancient Greekτῑμήhonor, esteem; worship, honour; honour, esteem
3Ancient Greekτῑ́ωto honor, revere

via Arabic ثُمْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثُمْنone-eighth; one eighth

Words derived from “ثمن”

Every word from Ancient Greek τῑ́ω →Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμή →Every word from Ancient Greek τίμημα →