Where does “tarifect” come from?

tarifect (Tarifit) comes from Tarifit arifi, from Moroccan Arabic ريفي.

tarifect (Tarifit): Riffian woman

Definitions

  1. Riffian woman

Ancestry of “tarifect”, step by step

tarifect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tarifit arifi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TarifitarifiRiffian person
2Moroccan Arabicريفي—

via Tarifit t- -t

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarifitt- -t—
2Proto-Berber*ta- -t—
Every word from Moroccan Arabic ريفي →Every word from Tarifit arifi →