The story
- Classical Syriac · derived fromܩܦܝܙܐ
- Aramaic · derived fromקְפִיזָא
- Arabic · borrowed fromقَفِيز
- English todayqafiz
From Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Doublet of cahiz and cafiso. Cognate with Ancient Greek καπίθη (kapíthē).
Words from the same roots
Arabicقَفِيز all →
cahiz
Aramaicקְפִיזָא all →
cahiz
Classical Syriacܩܦܝܙܐ all →
cahiz
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.