Where does “кахва” come from?

кахва (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

кахва (Serbo-Croatian): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “кахва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
2Persianقهوهcoffee
3Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوةEvery word from Persian قهوهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه
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