Where does “Lezzayer” come from?
Lezzayer (Kabyle) comes from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.
Ancestry of “Lezzayer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algerian Arabic | الدزَاير | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْجَزَائِر | the islands; Algiers |
| 3 | Arabic | جَزِيرَة | island |