Where does “alfajfi” come from?

alfajfi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajfi, from German pfeifen, from Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

alfajfi (Esperanto): to whistle to / for

Definitions

  1. to whistle to / for

Ancestry of “alfajfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofajfito whistle
2Germanpfeifento whistle; to act as referee; to be uninterested...
3Middle High Germanpfīfen—
4Old High Germanphīfōn—
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Old High German phīfōn →Every word from Middle High German pfīfen →