Etymology of the English word sofa
the English word
sofaderived from the Turkish word
sofaderived from the Arabic word
ṣuffaderived from the Aramaic word
ṣippaDate
The earliest known usage of sofa in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sofa, French
sofa, German
Sofa, Lithuanian
sofa, Norwegian
sofa, Russian
coфa, Spanish
sofá, Swedish
soffaUsage
Word found in Modern English
