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Where does “safi” come from?

safi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *safô, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

Ancestry of “safi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*safô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →