Where does “kahawa” come from?

kahawa (Maranao) comes from Malay kahwa, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.

kahawa (Maranao): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kahawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykahwacoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
Every word from Arabic قَهْوَة →Every word from Malay kahwa →