Where does “kaf” come from?
kaf (English) comes from English kaph, from Hebrew כָּף, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.
kaf (English): The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet....
Definitions
- The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet....
Ancestry of “kaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kaph | The eleventh letter of many Semitic... |
| 2 | Hebrew | כָּף | kaph |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | kapp- | palm, hand |