Where does “serf” come from?

serf (Northern Kurdish) comes from Arabic صرف, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

serf (Northern Kurdish): expense, cost

Definitions

  1. expense, cost

Ancestry of “serf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصرفto turn; to divert, to turn away, to avert; to...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic صرف →