Where does “sohva” come from?

sohva (Estonian) comes from German Sofa, from French sofa, from Italian sofà, from Ottoman Turkish sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.

sohva (Estonian): sofa

Definitions

  1. sofa

Ancestry of “sohva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSofasofa, couch
2Frenchsofacouch; sofa
3Italiansofàsofa, chesterfield
4Ottoman Turkishsofa—
5Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
6Aramaicצפאmat
Every word from Aramaic צפא →Every word from Arabic صُفَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish sofa →