Where does “כאפה” come from?

כאפה (Hebrew) comes from Arabic كف, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

כאפה (Hebrew): smack, slap

Definitions

  1. smack, slap

Ancestry of “כאפה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكفto hem, to skirt; to curb, to contain, to...
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
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