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Where does “kafa” come from?
kafa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفا, from Arabic قَفًا.
kafa
(Turkish): head
Definitions
head
Ancestry of “kafa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
قفا
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2
Arabic
قَفًا
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Words derived from “kafa”
caffa
kafayı yemek
mankafa
Every word from Arabic قَفًا →
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفا →