Where does “кофеин” come from?

кофеин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Koffein, from German Kaffein, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

кофеин (Serbo-Croatian): caffeine

Definitions

  1. caffeine

Ancestry of “кофеин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKoffeincaffeine
2GermanKaffein—
3GermanKaffeecoffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake
4Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →