Where does “Maghreb” come from?

Maghreb comes from Arabic مَغْرِب, derived from Arabic غَرَبَ meaning to set or go down, originally referring to the western region where the sun sets.

Ancestry of “Maghreb”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	مَغْرِب	sunset; west, sunset
2	Arabic	غَرَبَ	to set, to go down; to set”, “to go down

Words derived from “Maghreb”

Maghrebin
Maghrebi
Maghrebian
maghrebian

Every word from Arabic غَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic مَغْرِب →