Where does “feketekávé” come from?
feketekávé (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kávé, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
feketekávé (Hungarian): black coffee
Definitions
- black coffee
Ancestry of “feketekávé”, step by step
feketekávé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kávé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kávé | coffee |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 3 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 4 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Hungarian fekete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fekete | black; tragic, mournful, black; illegal |
| 2 | Proto-Ugric | pᴕ̈kkɜ-ttɜ | black |