Where does “കാപ്പിരി” come from?

കാപ്പിരി (Malayalam) comes from Spanish cafre, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

കാപ്പിരി (Malayalam): stupidity

Definitions

  1. stupidity

Ancestry of “കാപ്പിരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcafreuncouth, boorish
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر →Every word from Spanish cafre →