Where does “kafè” come from?

kafè (Maltese) comes from Sicilian cafè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kafè (Maltese): coffee; café

Definitions

  1. coffee; café

Ancestry of “kafè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancafècoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “kafè”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →