Where does “tafenjač” come from?

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

tafenjač (Tarifit): cup, mug

Definitions

  1. cup, mug

Ancestry of “tafenjač”, step by step

tafenjač traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tarifit t- -t

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

via Tarifit afenjař

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitafenjařbowl
2Moroccan Arabicفنجال—
Every word from Proto-Berber *ta- -t →Every word from Tarifit t- -t →