Where does “सिर्फ़” come from?

सिर्फ़ (Hindi) comes from Arabic صِرْف, from Arabic صَرَفَ — to pay out, spend, change money.

सिर्फ़ (Hindi): only, just; only

Definitions

  1. only, just; only

Ancestry of “सिर्फ़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِرْف—
2Arabicصَرَفَto pay out, spend, change money
Every word from Arabic صَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic صِرْف →