Where does “pótkávé” come from?

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

pótkávé (Hungarian): ersatz coffee a coffee substitute usually made of chicory and roasted barley

Definitions

  1. ersatz coffee a coffee substitute usually made of chicory and roasted barley

Ancestry of “pótkávé”, 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 →