Where does “буфет” come from?

буфет (Ukrainian) comes from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, from Old French buffe — blow.

буфет (Ukrainian): sideboard, cupboard

Definitions

  1. sideboard, cupboard

Ancestry of “буфет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbuffetsideboard, dresser; buffet
2Middle Frenchbufet—
3Old Frenchbufet—
4Old Frenchbuffeblow
Every word from Old French buffe →Every word from Old French bufet →Every word from Middle French bufet →