Where does “दफ़ा” come from?

दफ़ा (Hindi) comes from Arabic دفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

दफ़ा (Hindi): occasion, time; clause, section; class, grade

Definitions

  1. occasion, time; clause, section; class, grade

Ancestry of “दफ़ा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدفعto pay; to push, to push away, to drive away;...
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 دفع →