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Where does “kalief” come from?

kalief (Dutch) comes from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

kalief (Dutch): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “kalief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →