Where does “cyfalaf” come from?

cyfalaf (Welsh) comes from Welsh alaf, from Arabic عَلَف, from Old East Slavic алафа.

cyfalaf (Welsh): capital, principal

Definitions

  1. capital, principal

Ancestry of “cyfalaf”, step by step

cyfalaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh alaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshalaf—
2Arabicعَلَفfodder
3Old East Slavicалафа—

via Welsh cyf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyf—

Words derived from “cyfalaf”

Every word from Old East Slavic алафа →Every word from Arabic عَلَف →Every word from Welsh alaf →