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Where does “kaffikíkur” come from?

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

kaffikíkur (Faroese): a person, who likes to drink much of coffee

Definitions

  1. a person, who likes to drink much of coffee

Ancestry of “kaffikíkur”, step by step

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