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Where does “zift” come from?
zift (Albanian) comes from Arabic زفت, from Arabic زِفْت.
zift
(Albanian): tar
Definitions
tar
Ancestry of “zift”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
زفت
pitch, tar, latex, asphalt; to smear pitch onto
2
Arabic
زِفْت
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