Where does “kawa” come from?

kawa (Kashubian) comes from Polish kawa, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kawa (Kashubian): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkawacoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →