Where does “kaffivél” come from?

kaffivél (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.

kaffivél (Icelandic): coffee maker, coffee machine

Definitions

  1. coffee maker, coffee machine

Ancestry of “kaffivél”, step by step

kaffivél 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 vél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvélmachine; motor, engine
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →