Where does “tnayen” come from?

tnayen (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic تنين, from Arabic اثنان, from Arabic اِثْنَان — two.

tnayen (Tarifit): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “tnayen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicتنينtwo
2Arabicاثنانtwo
3Arabicاِثْنَانtwo
Every word from Arabic اِثْنَان →Every word from Arabic اثنان →Every word from Moroccan Arabic تنين →