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Where does “جَفْن” come from?

جَفْن (Arabic) comes from Middle Armenian -ի, from Old Armenian -ի, from Proto-Indo-European -yo-.

Ancestry of “جَفْن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenian-իforming botanical names
2Old Armenian-իforming adjectives; forming botanical names; made...
3Proto-Indo-European-yo-—

Words derived from “جَفْن”

  • جفنة
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