Where does “chufa” come from?
chufa (English) comes from Spanish chufa, from Latin cyphi, from Ancient Greek κῦφι, from Egyptian kꜣpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
chufa (English): "Cyperus esculentus", a species of sedge native...
Definitions
- "Cyperus esculentus", a species of sedge native...
Ancestry of “chufa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chufa | chufa; tiger nut; slap in the face |
| 2 | Latin | cyphi | a kind of compound incense from the Egyptians |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κῦφι | kind of Egyptian compound incense |
| 4 | Egyptian | kꜣpt | incense |
| 5 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 6 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |