Where does “takettant” come from?

takettant (Tarifit) comes from Tarifit akettan, from Arabic كتان, from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ — flax; linen.

takettant (Tarifit): small cloth

Definitions

  1. small cloth

Ancestry of “takettant”, step by step

takettant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tarifit akettan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitakettancloth
2Arabicكتانflax; linen
3Classical Syriacܟܶܬܳܢܳܐflax; linen

via Tarifit t- -t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitt- -t—
2Proto-Berber*ta- -t—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic كتان →Every word from Tarifit akettan →