Where does “ɛum” come from?

ɛum (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic عام, from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

ɛum (Tarifit): to swim

Definitions

to swim

Ancestry of “ɛum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Moroccan Arabic	عام	year
2	Arabic	عام	year; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar...
3	Arabic	منفعة	benefit, utility, usefulness
4	Arabic	نفع	to profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
5	Arabic	ف	then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
6	Arabic	نَفِدَ	to run out, to give out

Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →