Where does “kávovar” come from?

kávovar (Czech) comes from Czech vařit, from Old Czech vařiti, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kávovar (Czech): coffeemaker

Definitions

  1. coffeemaker

Ancestry of “kávovar”, step by step

kávovar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vařit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvařitto cook; to brew; to boil
2Old Czechvařiti
3Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Czech káva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkávacoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine

via Slovak káva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkávacoffee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Slavic variti