Where does “kávébab” come from?

kávébab (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kávé, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kávébab (Hungarian): coffee bean

Definitions

  1. coffee bean

Ancestry of “kávébab”, step by step

kávébab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kávé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankávécoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Hungarian báb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbábdummy; puppet; cocoon

Words derived from “kávébab”

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