Where does “Kabylian” come from?

Kabylian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Ancestry of “Kabylian”, step by step

Kabylian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Kabylia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKabylia—
2EnglishKabyleA member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting...
3Algerian Arabicقبايل—
4Algerian Arabicقبيلةtribe
5Arabicقَبِيلَةtribe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →