The story
- Arabic · borrowed fromقَافِلَة“caravan”
- English todaycoffle
From Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila, “caravan”). Doublet of cafila.
Words from the same roots
Arabicقَافِلَة all →
cafila
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coffle
Today it means: A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves. Full definition →
Arabic قَافِلَة