Where does “sofa” come from?

sofa (Dutch) comes from French sofa, from Italian sofà, from Ottoman Turkish sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.

sofa (Dutch): a couch, a sofa

Definitions

  1. a couch, a sofa

Ancestry of “sofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsofacouch; sofa
2Italiansofàsofa, chesterfield
3Ottoman Turkishsofa—
4Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
5Aramaicצפאmat
Every word from Aramaic צפא →Every word from Arabic صُفَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish sofa →