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
Ancestry of “alfajfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fajfi | to whistle |
| 2 | German | pfeifen | to whistle; to act as referee; to be uninterested... |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfīfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | phīfōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |