Where does “عشرة” come from?

عشرة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

عشرة (Arabic): ten; عَشْرَةَ •  f; -teen

Definitions

  1. ten; عَشْرَةَ •  f; -teen

Ancestry of “عشرة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشش; ر
2Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
3Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

Words derived from “عشرة”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →
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