Where does “zaif” come from?

zaif (Romanian) comes from Persian ضعیف, from Arabic ضَعِيف — weak.

zaif (Romanian): sick

Definitions

  1. sick

Ancestry of “zaif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianضعیفweak; feeble; poor
2Arabicضَعِيفweak
Every word from Arabic ضَعِيفEvery word from Persian ضعیف
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