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Where does “蘇非” come from?

蘇非 (Chinese) comes from Arabic صُوفِيّ, from Arabic صوف.

Ancestry of “蘇非”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصُوفِيّa Muslim mystic or ascetic; man of wool; Sufi
2Arabicصوف—
Every word from Arabic صوف →