Where does “kəf” come from?

kəf (Khalaj) comes from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

kəf (Khalaj): palm

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “kəf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
2Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
3Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →Every word from Arabic كَفّ →Every word from Persian کف →
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