Where does “Karaff” come from?

Karaff (Luxembourgish) comes from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

Karaff (Luxembourgish): carafe

Definitions

  1. carafe

Ancestry of “Karaff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarafecarafe
2Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
3Spanishgarrafacarafe
4Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
5Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →
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