Where does “ਸਿਰਫ਼” come from?

ਸਿਰਫ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Arabic صِرْف, from Arabic صَرَفَ — to pay out, spend, change money.

ਸਿਰਫ਼ (Punjabi): only

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Ancestry of “ਸਿਰਫ਼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصِرْف—
2Arabicصَرَفَto pay out, spend, change money
Every word from Arabic صَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic صِرْف →