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Where does “kafa” come from?

kafa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفا, from Arabic قَفًا.

kafa (Turkish): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “kafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقفا—
2Arabicقَفًا—
Every word from Arabic قَفًا →