Where does “kphê” come from?

kphê (Rade) comes from Vietnamese cà phê, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kphê (Rade): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kphê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecà phêcoffee
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوةEvery word from Persian قهوهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه
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