Where does “zulufat” come from?

zulufat (Romanian) comes from Romanian zuluf, from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

zulufat (Romanian): (of hair) fluffy, curled up

Definitions

  1. (of hair) fluffy, curled up

Ancestry of “zulufat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzulufkinkle
2Persianزلفcurl, tress
3Arabicزُلَف—
4Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
5Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance
Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →