Words that come from Aramaic “צפא”

35 words across 17 languages descend from Aramaic צפא — including sofa, 소파, sofa, صُفَّة, 沙發, soffa, soffliggare, sofa-bed.

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Finnish (13)

Swedish (4)

English (3)

Chinese (2)

Korean (1)

French (1)

Arabic (1)

Lule Sami (1)

Japanese (1)

Burmese (1)

German (1)

Thai (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Hindi (1)

Norman (1)

Italian (1)