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Where does “čefur” come from?

čefur (Slovene) comes from Turkish Çıfıt, from Ottoman Turkish چفوت, from Persian جهود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.

čefur (Slovene): An inhabitant of Slovenia originating from other...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of Slovenia originating from other...

Ancestry of “čefur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishÇıfıtJew
2Ottoman Turkishچفوتyid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,...
3PersianجهودJew; yid, kike
4HebrewיְהוּדִיJew
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