Where does “تمنية” come from?

تمنية (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic ثمانية, from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- — eight.

تمنية (Moroccan Arabic): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “تمنية”, step by step

تمنية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ثمانية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثمانيةeight; The digit/figure 8
2Proto-Semiticṯamāniy-eight

via Arabic ثَمَانِيَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثَمَانِيَةeight

Words derived from “تمنية”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- →Every word from Arabic ثمانية →