Where does “أمازيغي” come from?

أمازيغي (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَمَازِيغ, from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ — Berber.

أمازيغي (Arabic): related to Berbers; Berber

Definitions

  1. related to Berbers; Berber

Ancestry of “أمازيغي”, step by step

أمازيغي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَمَازِيغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَمَازِيغ
2Central Atlas Tamazightⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖa free man; an Amazigh, Berber, North African
3Proto-Berber*a-maziɣBerber

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣEvery word from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖEvery word from Arabic أَمَازِيغ
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