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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

Definitions

  1. harvest; crop

Ancestry of “safra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسفرةtraveling provision, victuals; leather sheet,...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →