Where does “kif” come from?

kif (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian کیف, from Russian Ки́ев, from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ.

kif (Azerbaijani): mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

Definitions

  1. mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

Ancestry of “kif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکیفbag; pleasure
2RussianКи́евKiev
3Old East SlavicКꙑевъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ →Every word from Russian Ки́ев →Every word from Persian کیف →