Where does “tmintax-il” come from?

tmintax-il (Maltese) comes from Maltese tmintax, from Arabic ثمانية عشر, from Arabic عَشَرَة.

Ancestry of “tmintax-il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetmintaxeighteen absolute form
2Arabicثمانية عشرeighteen
3Arabicعَشَرَة—
Every word from Arabic عَشَرَة →Every word from Arabic ثمانية عشر →Every word from Maltese tmintax →