Where does “Зөлфиә” come from?

Зөлфиә (Bashkir) comes from Persian زلفیه, from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

Ancestry of “Зөлфиә”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزلفیه—
2Persianزلفcurl, tress
3Arabicزُلَف—
4Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
5Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance
Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →