Where does “kawaf” come from?

kawaf (Antillean Creole) comes from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

kawaf (Antillean Creole): jar

Definitions

  1. jar

Ancestry of “kawaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarafecarafe
2Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
3Spanishgarrafacarafe
4Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
5Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →