Where does “xemsa” come from?

xemsa (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic خمسة, from Arabic خَمْسَة — five.

xemsa (Tarifit): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “xemsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicخمسةfive
2Arabicخَمْسَةfive
Every word from Arabic خَمْسَة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خمسة →