Where does “káwa” come from?

káwa (Lingala) comes from Swahili kahawa, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.

káwa (Lingala): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “káwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikahawacoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
Every word from Arabic قَهْوَة →Every word from Swahili kahawa →
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