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Where does “كَفّ” come from?

كَفّ (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

كَفّ (Arabic): palm; hand, palm; scalepan

Definitions

  1. palm; hand, palm; scalepan

Ancestry of “كَفّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

Words derived from “كَفّ”

  • Caph
  • keff
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