Where does “keffieh” come from?

keffieh (French) comes from Arabic كُوفِيَّة, from Arabic الْكُوفَة.

keffieh (French): keffiyeh (cloth worn on head)

Definitions

  1. keffiyeh (cloth worn on head)

Ancestry of “keffieh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُوفِيَّةkeffiyeh
2Arabicالْكُوفَة—
Every word from Arabic الْكُوفَة →Every word from Arabic كُوفِيَّة →