Where does “cufăraș” come from?

cufăraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian cufăr, from Polish kufer, from German koffer, from Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.

cufăraș (Romanian): small trunk, chest

Definitions

  1. small trunk, chest

Ancestry of “cufăraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancufărtrunk, chest
2Polishkuferchest; trunk; big, wide buttocks
3Germankoffera case; a suitcase or briefcase
4Middle High Germankoffer—
5Middle Dutchcoffer—
6Old Frenchcofrechest
7LatincophinusA hamper, basket
8Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket
Every word from Ancient Greek κόφινος →Every word from Latin cophinus →Every word from Old French cofre →