Where does “lofa” come from?

lofa (Swahili) comes from English loafer, from Old English lāf, from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

lofa (Swahili): a loafer, a derelict

Definitions

  1. a loafer, a derelict

Ancestry of “lofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloaferAn idle person; A shoe with no laces, resembling...
2Old Englishlāfremnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is...
3Proto-West Germaniclaiburemainder
4Northern Samiláibutto bake bread
5Northern Samiláibibread
6Proto-Samiclājpēbread
7Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Samic lājpē →Every word from Northern Sami láibi →