Where does “كفكیر” come from?

كفكیر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کفگیر, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

كفكیر (Ottoman Turkish): skimmer, a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk

Definitions

  1. skimmer, a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk

Ancestry of “كفكیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفگیرspatula
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

Words derived from “كفكیر”

Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →