Where does “кафыр” come from?

кафыр (Bashkir) comes from Arabic كافر, from Arabic كَفَرَ — to cover, to hide; to disbelieve; to cover; to...

кафыр (Bashkir): infidel, a person who has not adopted Islam

Definitions

  1. infidel, a person who has not adopted Islam

Ancestry of “кафыр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكافرactive participle of كَفَرَ; farmer; disbeliever;...
2Arabicكَفَرَto cover, to hide; to disbelieve; to cover; to...
Every word from Arabic كَفَرَ →Every word from Arabic كافر →