Where does “Qafë-Mali” come from?

Qafë-Mali (Albanian) comes from Albanian qafë, from Ottoman Turkish قفا, from Arabic قَفًا.

Ancestry of “Qafë-Mali”, step by step

Qafë-Mali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian qafë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianqafëneck
2Ottoman Turkishقفا—
3Arabicقَفًا—

via Albanian mali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmali"definite singular form of" mal; mountain
Every word from Arabic قَفًا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفا →Every word from Albanian qafë →
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