Where does “ქაფქირი” come from?

ქაფქირი (Georgian) comes from Persian کفگیر, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

ქაფქირი (Georgian): skimmer

Definitions

  1. skimmer

Ancestry of “ქაფქირი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفگیرspatula
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →Every word from Arabic كَفّ →Every word from Persian کف →