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Where does “tafur” come from?

tafur (Old Portuguese) comes from Arabic تَكْفُور, from Middle Armenian թագւոր, from Old Armenian թագաւոր, from Parthian tag(a)-bar — king.

tafur (Old Portuguese): gambler

Definitions

  1. gambler

Ancestry of “tafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicتَكْفُورArmenian king
2Middle Armenianթագւորking; bridegroom
3Old Armenianթագաւորking
4Parthiantag(a)-barking
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