Where does “חיפֿה” come from?

חיפֿה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חיפה, from Syriac ܟܐܦܐ.

Ancestry of “חיפֿה”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	חיפה	to cover, to protect; to provide covering fire,...
2	Syriac	ܟܐܦܐ	—