Where does “kahvittelija” come from?
kahvittelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahvitella, from Finnish kahvi, from Swedish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kahvittelija (Finnish): coffee drinker
Definitions
- coffee drinker
Ancestry of “kahvittelija”, step by step
kahvittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahvitella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahvitella | To drink coffee |
| 2 | Finnish | kahvi | coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | kaffe | coffee |
| 4 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 5 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 6 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 7 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 10 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |