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Where does “cofia” come from?

cofia (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

Ancestry of “cofia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
2Proto-Germanickupjōcap
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