Where does “جفنة” come from?
جفنة (Arabic) comes from Arabic جَفْن, from Middle Armenian -ի, from Old Armenian -ի, from Proto-Indo-European -yo-.
جفنة (Arabic): bowl, tub; grapevine
Ancestry of “جفنة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | جَفْن | — |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | -ի | forming botanical names |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ի | forming adjectives; forming botanical names; made... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yo- | — |