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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
Words derived from “قطائف”
kataifi
kadayıf
kadaif
кадаиф
Every word from Arabic قَطِيفَة →
Every word from Arabic قَطَايِف →