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
- a person, who likes to drink much of coffee
Ancestry of “kaffikíkur”, step by step
kaffikíkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese kaffi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kaffi | coffee |
| 2 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 3 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 5 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Faroese kíkur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kíkur | stomach of the whale, used as a bag to store cod... |