Where does “sikurikahvi” come from?
sikurikahvi (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.
sikurikahvi (Finnish): chicory coffee
Definitions
- chicory coffee
Ancestry of “sikurikahvi”, step by step
sikurikahvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahvi | coffee |
| 2 | Swedish | kaffe | coffee |
| 3 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Finnish sikuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sikuri | chicory; common chicory, chicory, "Cichorium... |
| 2 | Swedish | cikoria | — |
| 3 | German | Zichorie | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 4 | Italian | cicoria | chicory |
| 5 | Late Latin | cichoria | — |
| 6 | Latin | cichōrium | chicory, succory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κιχόριον | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |