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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

  1. coffee drinker

Ancestry of “kahvittelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkahvitellaTo drink coffee
2Finnishkahvicoffee
3Swedishkaffecoffee
4GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
5Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
6Italiancaffècoffee; a café
7Turkishkahvecoffee
8Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
9Persianقهوهcoffee
10Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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