Where does “karahvi” come from?

karahvi (Finnish) comes from Swedish karaff, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

karahvi (Finnish): carafe bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving beverages, especially wine or liquor

Definitions

  1. carafe bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving beverages, especially wine or liquor

Ancestry of “karahvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkaraffcarafe
2Frenchcarafecarafe
3Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
4Spanishgarrafacarafe
5Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
6Arabicغَرَفَto ladle

Words derived from “karahvi”

Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →