Where does “tmenya” come from?

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

tmenya (Tarifit): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “tmenya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicتمنيةeight
2Arabicثمانيةeight; The digit/figure 8
3Proto-Semiticṯamāniy-eight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- →Every word from Arabic ثمانية →Every word from Moroccan Arabic تمنية →