Where does “ħmistax-il” come from?

ħmistax-il (Maltese) comes from Maltese ħmistax, from Arabic خمسة عشر, from Arabic عَشَرَة.

Ancestry of “ħmistax-il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseħmistaxfifteen absolute form
2Arabicخمسة عشرfifteen
3Arabicعَشَرَة—
Every word from Arabic عَشَرَة →Every word from Arabic خمسة عشر →Every word from Maltese ħmistax →