Where does “قاوەیی” come from?

قاوەیی (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish قاوە, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.

قاوەیی (Central Kurdish): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “قاوەیی”, step by step

قاوەیی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish قاوە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishقاوەcoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine

via Central Kurdish ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـی—
Every word from Arabic قَهْوَة →Every word from Central Kurdish قاوە →