Where does “taqbaylit” come from?

taqbaylit (Kabyle) comes from Kabyle t- -t, from Proto-Berber *ta- -t.

taqbaylit (Kabyle): Kabyle (a Northern Berber language of Algeria)

Definitions

  1. Kabyle (a Northern Berber language of Algeria)

Ancestry of “taqbaylit”, step by step

taqbaylit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabyle t- -t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabylet- -t—
2Proto-Berber*ta- -t—

via Kabyle aqbayli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabyleaqbayli—

via Algerian Arabic قبايلية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Algerian Arabicقبايلية—
Every word from Proto-Berber *ta- -t →Every word from Kabyle t- -t →