Where does “قفل” come from?

قفل (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic قَفَلَ — to lock.

قفل (Moroccan Arabic): to close

Definitions

  1. to close

Ancestry of “قفل”, step by step

قفل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَفَلَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَفَلَto lock

via Arabic قُفْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُفْلlock, bolt; lock, latch

Words derived from “قفل

Every word from Arabic قَفَلَ