Where does “ikawa” come from?

ikawa (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili kahawa, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.

ikawa (Rwanda-Rundi): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “ikawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikahawacoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
Every word from Arabic قَهْوَة →Every word from Swahili kahawa →