Where does “ملف” come from?

ملف (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

ملف (Arabic): file, dossier

Definitions

  1. file, dossier

Ancestry of “ملف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →