Where does “herf” come from?
herf (Zazaki) comes from Persian حرف, from Arabic حَرْف — grammatical particle; letter of alphabet.
herf (Zazaki): letter; war
Ancestry of “herf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | حرف | speech; talk; letter |
| 2 | Arabic | حَرْف | grammatical particle; letter of alphabet |