Where does “koffiepoeder” come from?

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

koffiepoeder (Dutch): instant coffee

Definitions

  1. instant coffee

Ancestry of “koffiepoeder”, step by step

koffiepoeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koffie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoffiecoffee
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Dutch poeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpoederpowder
2Middle Dutchpoeder—
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →