Where does “mafino” come from?

mafino (Esperanto) comes from English muffin, from English moofin, from Low German muffe — small cake.

mafino (Esperanto): muffin

Definitions

  1. muffin

Ancestry of “mafino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuffinA type of flattish bun, usually cut in two...
2Englishmoofin—
3Low Germanmuffesmall cake
Every word from Low German muffe →