Where does “nefes” come from?

nefes (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نفس, from Arabic نَفَس — breath.

nefes (Turkish): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “nefes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنفسbreath, the act or process of breathing
2Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Arabic نَفَس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish نفس →
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