Where does “kawa” come from?

kawa (Polish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kawa (Polish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kawa”, step by step

kawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قهوه

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

via Proto-Slavic kavъka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickavъkajackdaw

Words derived from “kawa”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →
kawa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer