Where does “زنزال” come from?

زنزال (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic زلزال, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “زنزال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزلزالearthquake; verbal noun of زَلْزَلَ
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “زنزال”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic زلزال →