Where does “زليف” come from?

زليف (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Turkish zülüf, from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

زليف (Moroccan Arabic): roasted animal's head

Definitions

roasted animal's head

Ancestry of “زليف”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	zülüf	lovelock, a long lock of hair, often plaited, worn apart from the hair that remains
2	Persian	زلف	curl, tress
3	Arabic	زُلَف	—
4	Arabic	زُلْفَة	dignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
5	Arabic	زَلَفَ	to get close, to advance

Words derived from “زليف”

azellif
azeǧif

Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →