Where does “sofà” come from?

sofà (Italian) comes from Ottoman Turkish sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.

sofà (Italian): sofa, chesterfield

Definitions

  1. sofa, chesterfield

Ancestry of “sofà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishsofa—
2Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
3Aramaicצפאmat

Words derived from “sofà”

Every word from Aramaic צפא →Every word from Arabic صُفَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish sofa →