Where does “ʻawe” come from?

ʻawe (Hawaiian) comes from Yurok kawe, 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.

ʻawe (Hawaiian): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “ʻawe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yurokkawecoffee
2Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
3Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
4Italiancaffècoffee; a café
5Turkishkahvecoffee
6Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
7Persianقهوهcoffee
8Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “ʻawe”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →