Where does “phīfa” come from?

phīfa (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Ancestry of “phīfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpipapipe
2LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →