chufa

The story

1. Egyptian · derived fromkꜣpt“incense”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῦφι“a kind of Egyptian incense”
3. Latin · derived fromcȳphi“gallingale perfume”
4. Spanish · borrowed fromchufa
5. English todaychufa

Borrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi, “a kind of Egyptian incense”), from Egyptian kꜣpt (“incense”), a nominal derivative of kꜣp (“to cense”).