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

  1. zarf; envelope; armor, cover

Ancestry of “зарф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishzarf—
2Arabicظَرْفdish, container; container
Every word from Arabic ظَرْف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish zarf →