Where does “لفت” come from?

لفت (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic لفت, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

لفت (Hijazi Arabic): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “لفت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلفتto bend, to crook; to draw, to attract, to turn...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic لفت →