Where does “ceafă” come from?

ceafă (Romanian) comes from Albanian qafë, from Ottoman Turkish قفا, from Arabic قَفًا.

ceafă (Romanian): nape

Definitions

  1. nape

Ancestry of “ceafă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianqafëneck
2Ottoman Turkishقفا—
3Arabicقَفًا—
Every word from Arabic قَفًا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفا →Every word from Albanian qafë →
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