Where does “kavamedis” come from?

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

kavamedis (Lithuanian): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kavamedis”, step by step

kavamedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankavacoffee
2Polishkawacoffee
3Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
4Persianقهوهcoffee
5Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Lithuanian medis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmedistree; wood
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →