Where does “xemsin” come from?

xemsin (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic خمسين, from Arabic خمسون, from Arabic خَمْس — five.

xemsin (Tarifit): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “xemsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicخمسينfifty
2Arabicخمسونfifty; fiftieth
3Arabicخَمْسfive
Every word from Arabic خَمْس →Every word from Arabic خمسون →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خمسين →