Where does “arriš” come from?
arriš (Tarifit) comes from Arabic ريش, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܫܐ, from Aramaic רישא, from Proto-Semitic *raʔš-.
arriš (Tarifit): feather; hair; fur
Ancestry of “arriš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | ريش | feathers, quills; feathering, plumage; clothes,... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܫܐ | head, poll; single person; summit, top, tip,... |
| 3 | Aramaic | רישא | head; top, head |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *raʔš- | — |