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Where does “xeraphim” come from?

xeraphim (English) comes from Portuguese xarafin, from Arabic اَشْرَاف, from Arabic أَشْرَاف.

xeraphim (English): An old monetary unit of Bombay, equal to three...

Definitions

  1. An old monetary unit of Bombay, equal to three...

Ancestry of “xeraphim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesexarafin—
2Arabicاَشْرَاف—
3Arabicأَشْرَاف—
Every word from Arabic أَشْرَاف →