Where does “keff” come from?
keff (Swedish) comes from Arabic كف, from Persian کف, from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.
keff (Swedish): bad, undesirable, odd
Ancestry of “keff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كف | to hem, to skirt; to curb, to contain, to... |
| 2 | Persian | کف | foam; froth; palm |
| 3 | Arabic | كَفّ | palm; hand, palm; scalepan |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | kapp- | palm, hand |