Where does “Tamazight” come from?
Tamazight (English) comes from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ.
Ancestry of “Tamazight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Central Atlas Tamazight | ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ | a free woman; a female Amazigh, Berber, North... |
| 2 | Central Atlas Tamazight | ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ | a free man; an Amazigh, Berber, North African |
| 3 | Proto-Berber | *a-maziɣ | — |