Where does “چف” come from?

چف (Gulf Arabic) comes from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

چف (Gulf Arabic): palm inner, concave part of hand

Definitions

  1. palm inner, concave part of hand

Ancestry of “چف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
2Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →Every word from Arabic كَفّ →
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