Where does “sefoja” come from?
sefoja (Mapudungun) comes from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.
sefoja (Mapudungun): onion
Ancestry of “sefoja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 3 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 4 | Latin | cēpa | — |