Where does “kafo” come from?
kafo (Esperanto) comes from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kafo (Esperanto): coffee
Definitions
- coffee
Ancestry of “kafo”, step by step
kafo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kaffee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 2 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Spanish café
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | café | brown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop |