ifilu

Tashelhit

Etymology

An ancient borrowing from Latin filum (“thread”), From Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- (“sinew”).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ifili, Tarifit furu, Tachawit falu, French fil, and Italian filo.

Noun

ifilu m (plural ifalan)

1. thread