Where does “kopi” come from?

kopi (Balinese) comes from Malay kopi, from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kopi (Balinese): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kopi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykopicoffee; copy; to copy
2EnglishcoffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the...
3Dutchkoffiecoffee
4Italiancaffècoffee; a café
5Turkishkahvecoffee
6Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
7Persianقهوهcoffee
8Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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