Where does “kafena” come from?

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

kafena (Maltese): coffee bean

Definitions

  1. coffee bean

Ancestry of “kafena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekafècoffee; café
2Siciliancafècoffee
3Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
4Persianقهوهcoffee
5Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →