Where does “sofa” come from?

sofa (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.

Ancestry of “sofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
2Aramaicצפאmat

Words derived from “sofa”

Every word from Aramaic צפא →Every word from Arabic صُفَّة →