Where does “koffie” come from?

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

koffie (Dutch): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “koffie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaffècoffee; a café
2Turkishkahvecoffee
3Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
4Persianقهوهcoffee
5Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “koffie”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →