Where does “läksiäiskahvit” come from?

läksiäiskahvit (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.

läksiäiskahvit (Finnish): a coffee or social event with coffee as a sendoff to someone leaving

Definitions

  1. a coffee or social event with coffee as a sendoff to someone leaving

Ancestry of “läksiäiskahvit”, step by step

läksiäiskahvit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahvi

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

via Finnish läksiäiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläksiäisetfarewell party, send-off
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Arabic قهوةEvery word from Persian قهوهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه