Where does “قالیباف” come from?

قالیباف (Persian) comes from Persian قالی, from Old Armenian Կարին — Erzurum.

قالیباف (Persian): carpet weaver

Definitions

  1. carpet weaver

Ancestry of “قالیباف”, step by step

قالیباف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian قالی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianقالیAlternative form of خالی
2Old ArmenianԿարինErzurum

via Persian باف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبافpresent stem form of بافتن
2Ancient GreekΠάφος{{w|Paphos}}
Every word from Old Armenian Կարին →Every word from Persian قالی →