Where does “qeǧeb” come from?

qeǧeb (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic قلب, from Arabic قلب, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

qeǧeb (Tarifit): to try

Definitions

  1. to try

Ancestry of “qeǧeb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicقلبheart
2Arabicقلبverbal noun of قَلَبَ; heart; pith, heart of palm
3Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
4Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Arabic قلب →