Where does “كفكير” come from?

كفكير (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian کفگیر, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

كفكير (South Levantine Arabic): ladle

Definitions

  1. ladle

Ancestry of “كفكير”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفگیرspatula
2Persianکفfoam; froth; palm
3Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
4Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →