Where does “kâfir” come from?

kâfir (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish كافر, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

kâfir (French): kafir

Definitions

  1. kafir

Ancestry of “kâfir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكافرkafir, infidel, disbeliever
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كافر →
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