Where does “tarafllëk” come from?

tarafllëk (Albanian) comes from Albanian taraf, from Ottoman Turkish طرف, from Arabic طَرَف — side; participant; edge.

tarafllëk (Albanian): friendship that makes people in a group to always take each other's sides; favouritism, nepotism

Definitions

  1. friendship that makes people in a group to always take each other's sides; favouritism, nepotism

Ancestry of “tarafllëk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantarafside, faction in a group of people
2Ottoman Turkishطرفend; side; edge; border
3Arabicطَرَفside; participant; edge
Every word from Arabic طَرَف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طرف →Every word from Albanian taraf →
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