Where does “kohvi” come from?

kohvi (Ingrian) comes from Finnish mylly, from Old Swedish mylla, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

kohvi (Ingrian): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kohvi”, step by step

kohvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mylly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyllymill; nine men's morris
2Old Swedishmylla
3Latinmolīna
4Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Estonian kohv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankohvcoffee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-
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