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Where does “سفر” come from?

سفر (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

Ancestry of “سفر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
2Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
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