Where does “kávés” come from?

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

kávés (Hungarian): coffee contaminated with coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee contaminated with coffee

Ancestry of “kávés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankávécoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →