Where does “kajetto” come from?
kajetto (Finnish) comes from Proto-Uralic kaje, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kajetto (Finnish): air passage
Definitions
- air passage
Ancestry of “kajetto”, step by step
kajetto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Uralic kaje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | kaje | hair, grass |
| 2 | Spanish | café | brown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop |
| 3 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 4 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 5 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Finnish tto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tto | — |