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Where does “kafirin” come from?

kafirin (English) comes from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

kafirin (English): Any of a group of storage proteins found in...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of storage proteins found in...

Ancestry of “kafirin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ín—
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →