Where does “ソファ” come from?

ソファ (Japanese) comes from English sofa, from French sofa — couch; sofa.

ソファ (Japanese): a sofa

Definitions

  1. a sofa

Ancestry of “ソファ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsofaA raised area of a building's floor, usually...
2Frenchsofacouch; sofa
Every word from French sofa →Every word from English sofa →