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
Ancestry of “عشرة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ش | ش; ر |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šinn- | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sin- | — |