Where does “alif” come from?

alif (Northern Kurdish) comes from Arabic عَلَف, from Old East Slavic алафа.

alif (Northern Kurdish): fodder, forage, feed

Definitions

  1. fodder, forage, feed

Ancestry of “alif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَفfodder
2Old East Slavicалафа—
Every word from Old East Slavic алафа →Every word from Arabic عَلَف →