Where does “зарф” come from?
зарф (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish zarf, from Arabic ظَرْف — dish, container; container.
зарф (Serbo-Croatian): zarf; envelope; armor, cover
Definitions
- zarf; envelope; armor, cover
Ancestry of “зарф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | zarf | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ظَرْف | dish, container; container |