Where does “Kufe” come from?

Kufe (German) comes from Proto-Turkic kāk, from Proto-Germanic kōpǭ — the prow of a sleigh.

Kufe (German): runner; blade; skid

Definitions

  1. runner; blade; skid

Ancestry of “Kufe”, step by step

Kufe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic kāk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickāk—
2Proto-Germanickōpǭthe prow of a sleigh

via Ottoman Turkish كفه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكفهbrush
2Arabicكُفَّة—

Words derived from “Kufe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpǭ →Every word from Proto-Turkic kāk →