Where does “স্রেফ” come from?

স্রেফ (Bengali) comes from Arabic صِرْف, from Arabic صَرَفَ — to pay out, spend, change money.

স্রেফ (Bengali): only, just

Definitions

  1. only, just

Ancestry of “স্রেফ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِرْف
2Arabicصَرَفَto pay out, spend, change money
Every word from Arabic صَرَفَEvery word from Arabic صِرْف