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
Ancestry of “सिर्फ़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صِرْف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | صَرَفَ | to pay out, spend, change money |