English
khoums
Khoums comes from Arabic خُمْس ‘fifth’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḫamišumreconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentخُمْسḵums‘fifth’
- Englishtodaykhoums
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḫamišumreconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentخُمْسḵums‘fifth’
- Englishtodaykhoums
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum
Today it means
noun A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ḫamišum / khoums