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Where does “قهوه” come from?

قهوه (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.

Ancestry of “قهوه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
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