Where does “sofka” come from?

sofka (Polish) comes from Polish sofa, from French sofa, from Italian sofà, from Ottoman Turkish sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة, from Aramaic צפא — mat.

Ancestry of “sofka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsofasofa, couch
2Frenchsofacouch; sofa
3Italiansofàsofa, chesterfield
4Ottoman Turkishsofa
5Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
6Aramaicצפאmat
Every word from Aramaic צפאEvery word from Arabic صُفَّةEvery word from Ottoman Turkish sofa
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