Where does “kataifi” come from?

kataifi (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish قطائف, from Arabic قَطَايِف, from Arabic قَطِيفَة — plush, velvet.

kataifi (English): A very fine vermicelli-like pastry used to make...

Definitions

  1. A very fine vermicelli-like pastry used to make...

Ancestry of “kataifi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقطائف—
2Arabicقَطَايِف—
3Arabicقَطِيفَةplush, velvet
Every word from Arabic قَطِيفَة →Every word from Arabic قَطَايِف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قطائف →