Where does “ⵜⵉⴳⴷⵉⵜ” come from?

ⵜⵉⴳⴷⵉⵜ (Central Atlas Tamazight) comes from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜ- -ⵜ, from Proto-Afroasiatic -t — Marks nouns as feminine.

ⵜⵉⴳⴷⵉⵜ (Central Atlas Tamazight): bitch

Definitions

  1. bitch

Ancestry of “ⵜⵉⴳⴷⵉⵜ”, step by step

ⵜⵉⴳⴷⵉⵜ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜ- -ⵜ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Atlas Tamazightⵜ- -ⵜfeminine circumfix
2Proto-Afroasiatic-tMarks nouns as feminine

via Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴳⴷⵉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Atlas Tamazightⵉⴳⴷⵉdog
2Proto-Berber*a-ydiʔdog
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -t →Every word from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜ- -ⵜ →