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Where does “chufa” come from?

chufa (Spanish) comes from Latin cyphi, from Ancient Greek κῦφι, from Egyptian kꜣpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

chufa (Spanish): chufa; tiger nut; slap in the face

Definitions

  1. chufa; tiger nut; slap in the face

Ancestry of “chufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincyphia kind of compound incense from the Egyptians
2Ancient Greekκῦφιkind of Egyptian compound incense
3Egyptiankꜣpt—
4Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
5Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “chufa”

  • chufa
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