Where does “ciuffaia” come from?

ciuffaia (Italian) comes from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

ciuffaia (Italian): tuft (of hair)

Definitions

  1. tuft (of hair)

Ancestry of “ciuffaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciuffotuft; bunch
2Middle High Germanschopf—
3Old High Germanscuft—
4Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftą →Every word from Old High German scuft →