Where does “cafiz” come from?

cafiz (Old Portuguese) comes from Arabic قَفِيز, from Aramaic קְפִיזָא.

Ancestry of “cafiz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	قَفِيز	a dry measure
2	Aramaic	קְפִיזָא	—

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