Where does “կաֆե” come from?

կաֆե (Armenian) comes from Russian кафе́, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

կաֆե (Armenian): café

Definitions

  1. café

Ancestry of “կաֆե”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкафе́café
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →