Where does “زلفیه” come from?

زلفیه (Persian) comes from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

Ancestry of “زلفیه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزلفcurl, tress
2Arabicزُلَف—
3Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
4Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance

Words derived from “زلفیه”

Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →