Where does “zuluf” come from?

zuluf (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

zuluf (Crimean Tatar): פאות "peyot, side-lock worn by certain Ashkenazi Jews"

Definitions

  1. פאות "peyot, side-lock worn by certain Ashkenazi Jews"

Ancestry of “zuluf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزلفcurl, tress
2Arabicزُلَف—
3Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
4Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance
Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →