Where does “kuojâ” come from?

kuojâ (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kuojë, from Proto-Uralic kaje, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kuojâ (Inari Sami): sedge

Definitions

  1. sedge

Ancestry of “kuojâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickuojësedge
2Proto-Uralickajehair, grass
3Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
4Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →