Where does “क़हवा” come from?
क़हवा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قهوه, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.
क़हवा (Hindi): coffee; kahwah
Ancestry of “क़हवा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | قهوه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قَهْوَة | coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine |