Where does “küfretmek” come from?
küfretmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish küfür, from Ottoman Turkish كفر, from Arabic كُفْر, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
küfretmek (Turkish): To swear, to curse
Definitions
- To swear, to curse
Ancestry of “küfretmek”, step by step
küfretmek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish küfür
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | küfür | blasphemy |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كفر | disbelief, incredulity, the inability to believe that something is the case |
| 3 | Arabic | كُفْر | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 5 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |
via Turkish etmek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | etmek | to do; to make; to equal |
| 2 | Turkish | yerle bir etmek | to destroy, to ruin |