Where does “kaffihús” come from?

kaffihús (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.

kaffihús (Icelandic): café, coffee shop

Definitions

  1. café, coffee shop

Ancestry of “kaffihús”, step by step

kaffihús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kaffi

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

via Icelandic hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúshouse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →