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Where does “shroff” come from?

shroff (English) comes from English saraf, from Hindi सर्राफ़, from Urdu صراف, from Arabic صَرَّاف — moneychanger.

shroff (English): A provider of financial services, especially a...

Definitions

  1. A provider of financial services, especially a...

Ancestry of “shroff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsarafA provider of financial services in the Middle...
2Hindiसर्राफ़—
3Urduصراف—
4Arabicصَرَّافmoneychanger
Every word from Arabic صَرَّاف →