Where does “cafea” come from?
cafea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
cafea (Romanian): coffee
Ancestry of “cafea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 2 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 3 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
Words derived from “cafea”