Where does “xaff” come from?

xaff (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic حف, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

xaff (Cypriot Arabic): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “xaff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحفto surround, to go around; to enclose, to...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic حف →