English
mafiya
Mafiya comes from Russian ма́фия ‘mafia’, and goes back to Italian mafia.
- Italianc. 1300–presentmafia‘the Mafia’
- Russianmodernма́фияmáfija‘mafia’
- Englishtodaymafiya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentmafia‘the Mafia’
- Russianmodernма́фияmáfija‘mafia’
- Englishtodaymafiya
Every English word from Italian mafia
Today it means
noun A Russian mafia organization.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian mafia / mafiya