Where does “kəfgir” come from?

kəfgir (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian کفگیر, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

kəfgir (Azerbaijani): skimmer; a sieve-like, slotted spoon

Definitions

  1. skimmer; a sieve-like, slotted spoon

Ancestry of “kəfgir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفگیرspatula
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp-
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