Etymology

hamsa

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Hebrew חַמְסָה ← Arabic خَمْسَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromخَمْسَة“five”
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromחַמְסָה
  3. English todayhamsa

Borrowed from Hebrew חַמְסָה (khámsa), from Arabic خَمْسَة (ḵamsa, “five”), used among Jews of Arabic origin for the fingers on the hand.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.