Where does “safareig” come from?

safareig (Catalan) comes from Arabic صِهْرِيج, from Middle Persian čāhrēg, from Middle Persian cʾh — pit, well.

safareig (Catalan): an artificial water deposit, mainly used for...

Definitions

  1. an artificial water deposit, mainly used for...

Ancestry of “safareig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِهْرِيجcistern, tank
2Middle Persiančāhrēg—
3Middle Persiancʾhpit, well

Words derived from “safareig”

Every word from Middle Persian cʾh →Every word from Middle Persian čāhrēg →Every word from Arabic صِهْرِيج →