Where does “sírif” come from?

sírif (Palula) comes from Urdu صرف, from Persian صرف, from Arabic صِرْف, from Arabic صَرَفَ — to pay out, spend, change money.

sírif (Palula): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “sírif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduصرفonly, just
2Persianصرفspending; consuming; mere, pure; only, merely
3Arabicصِرْف—
4Arabicصَرَفَto pay out, spend, change money
Every word from Arabic صَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic صِرْف →Every word from Persian صرف →