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

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet....

Ancestry of “kaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkaphThe eleventh letter of many Semitic...
2Hebrewכָּףkaph
3Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →