Where does “garfa” come from?

garfa (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

garfa (Portuguese): animal's claw

Definitions

  1. animal's claw

Ancestry of “garfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicجَارْفَاhandful
2Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
3Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا →