Where does “kəflənmək” come from?

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

kəflənmək (Azerbaijani): to foam; to be covered with foam of boiling soup or meat

Definitions

  1. to foam; to be covered with foam of boiling soup or meat

Ancestry of “kəflənmək”, step by step

kəflənmək traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani kəf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikəffoam especially in a boiling soup
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

via Azerbaijani lən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanilən
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp-