Where does “kawhi” come from?

kawhi (Maori) comes from English coffee, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kawhi (Maori): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kawhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the...
2Dutchkoffiecoffee
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة