Where does “kafe” come from?

kafe (Indonesian) comes from Dutch café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kafe (Indonesian): café

Definitions

  1. café

Ancestry of “kafe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcafécafé; coffee shop; pub, bar; snackbar
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →