Where does “marafet” come from?

marafet (Romanian) comes from Greek μαραφέτι, from Ottoman Turkish معرفت, from Arabic مَعْرِفَة — knowledge.

marafet (Romanian): trifle

Definitions

  1. trifle

Ancestry of “marafet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμαραφέτιwidget, doodah UK, doodad UK, thingummy, thingy something with forgotten or unknown name
2Ottoman Turkishمعرفتconnaissance, knowledge; science, branch of...
3Arabicمَعْرِفَةknowledge
Every word from Arabic مَعْرِفَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish معرفت →Every word from Greek μαραφέτι →