Where does “kâfir” come from?
kâfir (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish كافر, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.
kâfir (French): kafir
Ancestry of “kâfir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كافر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كَافِر | infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever |