Where does “kahvinviljely” come from?
kahvinviljely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahvi, from Swedish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kahvinviljely (Finnish): coffee cultivation
Definitions
- coffee cultivation
Ancestry of “kahvinviljely”, step by step
kahvinviljely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahvi | coffee |
| 2 | Swedish | kaffe | coffee |
| 3 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Finnish viljely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljely | culture, cultivation |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |