Where does “chefălui” come from?

chefălui (Romanian) comes from Romanian chef, from Ottoman Turkish keyf, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

chefălui (Romanian): to get drunk

Definitions

  1. to get drunk

Ancestry of “chefălui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchefdisposition, mood; desire, wish; appetite
2Ottoman Turkishkeyf—
3Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate
Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish keyf →Every word from Romanian chef →
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