Where does “قطائف” come from?

قطائف (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic قَطَايِف, from Arabic قَطِيفَة — plush, velvet.

Ancestry of “قطائف”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	قَطَايِف	—
2	Arabic	قَطِيفَة	plush, velvet

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