Where does “kaffistova” come from?

kaffistova (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.

kaffistova (Faroese): coffee bar, coffeeshop

Definitions

  1. coffee bar, coffeeshop

Ancestry of “kaffistova”, step by step

kaffistova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kaffi

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

via Faroese stova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestovaparlor, parlour, room; common room, assembly...
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →