Where does “ⵉⵍⵙ” come from?

ⵉⵍⵙ (Central Atlas Tamazight) comes from Proto-Berber *iləs, from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- — tongue.

ⵉⵍⵙ (Central Atlas Tamazight): tongue (organ)

Definitions

  1. tongue (organ)

Ancestry of “ⵉⵍⵙ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Berber*iləstongue
2Proto-Afroasiaticlis-tongue
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lis- →Every word from Proto-Berber *iləs →