Where does “kadaif” come from?

kadaif (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قطائف, from Arabic قَطَايِف, from Arabic قَطِيفَة — plush, velvet.

kadaif (Serbo-Croatian): kataifi

Definitions

  1. kataifi

Ancestry of “kadaif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقطائف—
2Arabicقَطَايِف—
3Arabicقَطِيفَةplush, velvet
Every word from Arabic قَطِيفَة →Every word from Arabic قَطَايِف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قطائف →