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Where does “سلفي” come from?

سلفي (Arabic) comes from English selfie, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

سلفي (Arabic): Salafist, Salafi, having to do with Salafism;...

Definitions

  1. Salafist, Salafi, having to do with Salafism;...

Ancestry of “سلفي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishselfieA photographic self-portrait, especially one...
2EnglishSelf—
3Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
4Old Englishsealfsalve
5Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
6Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
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