Where does “barfi” come from?

barfi (English) comes from Persian برفی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

barfi (English): An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed...

Definitions

  1. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed...

Ancestry of “barfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرفیsnowy
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی
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