Where does “safra” come from?
safra (Portuguese) comes from Arabic سفرة, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
safra (Portuguese): harvest; crop
Ancestry of “safra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سفرة | traveling provision, victuals; leather sheet,... |
| 2 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 3 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |