Where does “ⵇⵔⵔⴱ” come from?

ⵇⵔⵔⴱ (Central Atlas Tamazight) comes from Arabic قرب, from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib- — to be near, to be close; to come near, to approach.

ⵇⵔⵔⴱ (Central Atlas Tamazight): near

Definitions

  1. near

Ancestry of “ⵇⵔⵔⴱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقربto be near, to come near, to approach or; to be...
2Proto-Semitic*ḳarib-to be near, to be close; to come near, to approach
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib-Every word from Arabic قرب