Where does “кофемолка” come from?
кофемолка (Russian) comes from Russian ко́фе, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
кофемолка (Russian): coffee grinder
Definitions
- coffee grinder
Ancestry of “кофемолка”, step by step
кофемолка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ко́фе
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ко́фе | 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 Russian моло́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | моло́ть | to mill |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | melti | to grind, mill |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mélˀtei | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |