Where does “kohekohe” come from?

kohekohe (English) comes from Maori kohekohe, from Veps kofe, from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kohekohe (English): Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany

Definitions

  1. Dysoxylum spectabile, a medium-sized tree native to New Zealand, related to mahogany

Ancestry of “kohekohe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikohekohe—
2Vepskofecoffee
3EnglishcoffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the...
4Dutchkoffiecoffee
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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