Where does “kalfa” come from?

kalfa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلفه, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

kalfa (Turkish): journeyman

Definitions

  1. journeyman

Ancestry of “kalfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلفه—
2Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “kalfa”

Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلفه →