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
- coif, hood; cloth-like tissue which surrounds the...
Ancestry of “cofia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | cofia | bonnet |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kuffju | cap, crest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kupjō | cap |