Where does “котокафе” come from?

котокафе (Russian) comes from Russian кафе́, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

котокафе (Russian): cat café

Definitions

  1. cat café

Ancestry of “котокафе”, step by step

котокафе traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кафе́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкафе́café
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

via Russian кот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкотtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →