Where does “hamsin” come from?

hamsin (Hausa) comes from Arabic خمسون, from Arabic خَمْس — five.

hamsin (Hausa): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “hamsin”, step by step

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