Where does “zulf” come from?

zulf (Khalaj) comes from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

zulf (Khalaj): sidelock

Definitions

  1. sidelock

Ancestry of “zulf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزلفcurl, tress
2Arabicزُلَف—
3Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
4Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance
Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →