farf

noun. ?carpet

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√SPAR “strew, spread, ?scatter” with two unclear glosses, one of which might be “carpet” (EtyAC/SPAR²). Its other gloss is even less clear, but might be “string” or “stray” according to Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. farma “?carpet” ✧ EtyAC/SPAR²

Derivations

• ᴹ√SPAR “strew, spread, ?scatter” ✧ EtyAC/SPAR²

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√SPAR² > farf	[sparma] > [sɸarma] > [ɸarma] > [farma] > [farm] > [farv]	✧ EtyAC/SPAR²