Where does “خمس” come from?

خمس (Arabic) comes from Arabic خَمْس — five.

خمس (Arabic): feminine of خَمْسَة; one fifth

Definitions

  1. feminine of خَمْسَة; one fifth

Ancestry of “خمس”, step by step

خمس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic خَمْس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَمْسfive

via Proto-Semitic ḫamš-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticḫamš-five
Every word from Arabic خَمْس