Where does “keffiyeh” come from?

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

keffiyeh (English): A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs,...

Definitions

  1. A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs,...

Ancestry of “keffiyeh”, step by step

keffiyeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كُوفِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُوفِيَّةkeffiyeh
2Arabicالْكُوفَة—

via Arabic كوفية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكوفيةkeffiyeh

Words derived from “keffiyeh”

Every word from Arabic الْكُوفَة →Every word from Arabic كُوفِيَّة →
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