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Where does “haja” come from?

haja (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian háj, from Proto-Ugric kajɜ, from Proto-Uralic kaje, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

haja (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “haja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhájfat, flab
2Proto-Ugrickajɜhair
3Proto-Uralickajehair, grass
4Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
5Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
6Italiancaffècoffee; a café
7Turkishkahvecoffee
8Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
9Persianقهوهcoffee
10Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “haja”

  • haját
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