Where does “kávéház” come from?
kávéház (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kávé, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kávéház (Hungarian): café (coffee shop), coffee house
Definitions
- café (coffee shop), coffee house
Ancestry of “kávéház”, step by step
kávéház 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 ház
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ház | house, building; home; the residents of a house... |