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Where does “Ximen” come from?

Ximen (Old Spanish) comes from Basque Semen, from Basque seme, from Proto-Basque senbe, from Persian شنبه, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

Ancestry of “Ximen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueSemen—
2Basquesemeson
3Proto-Basquesenbeboy
4PersianشنبهSaturday
5HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
6Akkadianšapattum—

Words derived from “Ximen”

  • Jimenez
  • Jiménez
  • Jimenez
  • Jimenez
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