Where does “kafar” come from?
kafar (Polish) comes from German Keffer, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
kafar (Polish): pile driver
Definitions
- pile driver
Ancestry of “kafar”, step by step
kafar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Keffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Keffer | — |
| 2 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Arabic كَفَرَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَفَرَ | to cover, to hide; to disbelieve; to cover; to... |