Where does “kohi” come from?
kohi (Palauan) comes from Japanese コーヒー, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kohi (Palauan): coffee
Definitions
- coffee
Ancestry of “kohi”, step by step
kohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese コーヒー
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | コーヒー | coffee |
| 2 | Dutch | koffie | coffee |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Proto-Polynesian *tofi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *tofi | — |