Where does “llil” come from?

llil (Ghomara) comes from Moroccan Arabic ليل, from Arabic لَيْل, from Proto-Semitic *laylay- — night.

llil (Ghomara): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “llil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicليلnighttime, night
2Arabicلَيْلnighttime
3Proto-Semitic*laylay-night
Every word from Proto-Semitic *laylay- →Every word from Arabic لَيْل →Every word from Moroccan Arabic ليل →