Where does “صرف” come from?

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

صرف (Persian): spending; consuming; mere, pure; only, merely

Definitions

  1. spending; consuming; mere, pure; only, merely

Ancestry of “صرف”, step by step

صرف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صِرْف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِرْف—
2Arabicصَرَفَto pay out, spend, change money

via Arabic صَرْف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَرْفexpense

Words derived from “صرف”

Every word from Arabic صَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic صِرْف →