Where does “taḥenjirt” come from?

taḥenjirt (Tarifit) comes from Tarifit t- -t, from Proto-Berber *ta- -t.

taḥenjirt (Tarifit): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “taḥenjirt”, step by step

taḥenjirt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tarifit t- -t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitt- -t—
2Proto-Berber*ta- -t—

via Tarifit aḥenjir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitaḥenjirchild, boy
Every word from Proto-Berber *ta- -t →Every word from Tarifit t- -t →