Where does “كفال” come from?

كفال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek κέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́.

كفال (Ottoman Turkish): grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Definitions

  1. grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Ancestry of “كفال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκέφαλοςmullet, grey mullet, flathead mullet
2Ancient Greekκέφαλοςmullet
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—

Words derived from “كفال”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek κεφαλή →Every word from Ancient Greek κέφαλος →