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