Where does “خمسين” come from?

خمسين (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic خمسون, from Arabic خَمْس — five.

خمسين (Egyptian Arabic): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “خمسين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخمسونfifty; fiftieth
2Arabicخَمْسfive
Every word from Arabic خَمْس →Every word from Arabic خمسون →