Where does “ئافرەت” come from?

ئافرەت (Central Kurdish) comes from Arabic عَوْرَة, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

ئافرەت (Central Kurdish): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “ئافرەت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَوْرَةimperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;...
2Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوْرَة →