Where does “ʻohenānā” come from?

ʻohenānā (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻohe, from Veps kofe, from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

ʻohenānā (Hawaiian): telescope

Definitions

  1. telescope

Ancestry of “ʻohenānā”, step by step

ʻohenānā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻohe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻohebamboo plant; material
2Vepskofecoffee
3EnglishcoffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the...
4Dutchkoffiecoffee
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Hawaiian nānā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannānāgoat; to look, observe
2Polynesian*naa-naa
Every word from Arabic قهوةEvery word from Persian قهوهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه