Where does “کفگیر” come from?

کفگیر (Persian) comes from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

کفگیر (Persian): spatula

Definitions

  1. spatula

Ancestry of “کفگیر”, step by step

کفگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
2Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
3Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand

via Persian گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan—

Words derived from “کفگیر”

Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →