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Where does “cofia” come from?

cofia (Galician) comes from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

cofia (Galician): coif, hood; cloth-like tissue which surrounds the...

Definitions

  1. coif, hood; cloth-like tissue which surrounds the...

Ancestry of “cofia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincofiabonnet
2Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
3Proto-Germanickupjōcap
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