Where does “sofu” come from?

sofu (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish صوفو, from Arabic صوفي, from Arabic صُوفِيّ, from Arabic صوف — wool.

sofu (Ladino): devout, pious

Definitions

  1. devout, pious

Ancestry of “sofu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصوفو—
2Arabicصوفيwoolen; Sufi
3Arabicصُوفِيّa Muslim mystic or ascetic; man of wool; Sufi
4Arabicصوفwool
Every word from Arabic صوف →Every word from Arabic صُوفِيّ →Every word from Arabic صوفي →