Where does “zzinzal” come from?

zzinzal (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic زنزال, from Arabic زلزال, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

zzinzal (Tarifit): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “zzinzal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicزنزال—
2Arabicزلزالearthquake; verbal noun of زَلْزَلَ
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic زلزال →