Where does “kadayıf” come from?

kadayıf (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قطائف, from Arabic قَطَايِف, from Arabic قَطِيفَة — plush, velvet.

kadayıf (Turkish): A type of thin noodle used to make kanafeh...

Definitions

  1. A type of thin noodle used to make kanafeh...

Ancestry of “kadayıf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقطائف—
2Arabicقَطَايِف—
3Arabicقَطِيفَةplush, velvet
Every word from Arabic قَطِيفَة →Every word from Arabic قَطَايِف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قطائف →
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