Where does “محفل” come from?

محفل (Persian) comes from Arabic مَحْفِل, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

محفل (Persian): circle; coterie; assembly

Definitions

  1. circle; coterie; assembly

Ancestry of “محفل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَحْفِلgathering, assembly; assembly, congregation;...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic مَحْفِل →