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Where does “kaffibrauð” come from?

kaffibrauð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kaffi, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kaffibrauð (Icelandic): food served with coffee, for example cookies or...

Definitions

  1. food served with coffee, for example cookies or...

Ancestry of “kaffibrauð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickafficoffee
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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