Where does “카페인” come from?
카페인 (Korean) comes from English caffeine, from German Caffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
카페인 (Korean): caffeine
Ancestry of “카페인”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caffeine | An alkaloid, CHNO, found naturally in tea and... |
| 2 | German | Caffein | Obsolete form of Koffein |
| 3 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 4 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 5 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 6 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 9 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |