Where does “ثمنية” come from?

ثمنية (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic ثمانية, from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- — eight.

ثمنية (Hijazi Arabic): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ثمنية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثمانيةeight; The digit/figure 8
2Proto-Semiticṯamāniy-eight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- →Every word from Arabic ثمانية →