Where does “caffa” come from?

caffa (Italian) comes from Turkish kafa, from Ottoman Turkish قفا, from Arabic قَفًا.

caffa (Italian): feminine singular of caffo; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of caffo; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “caffa”, step by step

caffa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkafahead
2Ottoman Turkishقفا—
3Arabicقَفًا—

via Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
2Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain
Every word from Arabic قَفًا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفا →Every word from Turkish kafa →