Where does “ܬܡܢ” come from?

ܬܡܢ (Western Neo-Aramaic) comes from Aramaic ܬܡܢܐ, from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- — eight.

Ancestry of “ܬܡܢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicܬܡܢܐ—
2Proto-Semiticṯamāniy-eight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯamāniy- →Every word from Aramaic ܬܡܢܐ →