I didn't find actual etymology, wofa (good question, by the way), but look what I found in Atomica: 

Translations for: Refurbish 
Nederlands (Dutch)
opknappen, renoveren 

Français (French) 
rénover, rafistoler 

Deutsch (German) 
v. - renovieren, aufpolieren 

Ελληνική (Greek) 
v. ανακαινίζω, φρεσκάρω, ξαναγυαλίζω 

Italiano (Italian) 
rinnovare, rinfrescare 

Português (Portuguese) 
v. - renovar, reformar, polir 

Русский (Russian) 
подремонтировать 

Español (Spanish) 
v. tr. - restaurar 

Svenska (Swedish) 
v. - putsa upp, renovera 

中国话 (Simplified Chinese) 
v. tr. - 再磨光, 刷新 

中國話 (Traditional Chinese) 
v. tr. - 再磨光, 刷新 

日本語 (Japanese) 
v. - 再びみがく, 一新する, 改装する, 磨き直す 

العربيه (Arabic) 
‏(فعل) يصقل يجدد‏ 

עברית‬ (Hebrew) 
v. tr. - ‮צחצח, ליטש‬