Where does “kaffiyeh” come from?

kaffiyeh (English) comes from English keffiyeh, from Arabic كُوفِيَّة, from Arabic الْكُوفَة.

kaffiyeh (English): Alternative spelling of keffiyeh

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of keffiyeh

Ancestry of “kaffiyeh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeffiyehA headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs,...
2Arabicكُوفِيَّةkeffiyeh
3Arabicالْكُوفَة—
Every word from Arabic الْكُوفَة →Every word from Arabic كُوفِيَّة →Every word from English keffiyeh →