Where does “کیف” come from?
کیف (Persian) comes from Russian Ки́ев, from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ.
کیف (Persian): bag; pleasure
Definitions
- bag; pleasure
Ancestry of “کیف”, step by step
کیف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic كَيْف
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |