Where does “Sofa” come from?
Sofa (German) comes from French sofa, from Italian sofà, from Ottoman Turkish sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.
Sofa (German): sofa, couch
Ancestry of “Sofa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sofa | couch; sofa |
| 2 | Italian | sofà | sofa, chesterfield |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | sofa | — |
| 4 | Arabic | صُفَّة | a long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long... |
| 5 | Aramaic | צפא | mat |