Where does “garfir” come from?

garfir (Catalan) comes from Arabic غرفة, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

garfir (Catalan): to claw to seize with claws

Definitions

  1. to claw to seize with claws

Ancestry of “garfir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغرفةroom, compartment, cell, chamber; the quantity of...
2Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
3Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Arabic غرفة →