Where does “safra” come from?

safra (Maltese) comes from Arabic سفرة, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

safra (Maltese): a trip, voyage abroad, an instance of such travel

Definitions

  1. a trip, voyage abroad, an instance of such travel

Ancestry of “safra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسفرةtraveling provision, victuals; leather sheet,...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic سفرة →
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