Where does “zafar” come from?
zafar (Spanish) comes from Italian acciuffare, from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.
zafar (Spanish): To loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen...
Definitions
- To loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen...
Ancestry of “zafar”, step by step
zafar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian acciuffare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | acciuffare | to grab by the hair |
| 2 | Italian | ciuffo | tuft; bunch |
| 3 | Middle High German | schopf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scuft | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |
via Andalusian Arabic زَاح
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | زَاح | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَزَاحَ | to remove; to move to another place |
via Arabic ظَفَر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ظَفَر | — |