Where does “ccamal” come from?

ccamal (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic شمال, from Arabic شمال, from Proto-Semitic šimal-.

ccamal (Tarifit): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “ccamal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicشمالnorth
2Arabicشمالleft hand; left side; bad omen
3Proto-Semiticšimal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šimal- →Every word from Arabic شمال →Every word from Moroccan Arabic شمال →