Where does “kahva” come from?
kahva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kahva (Serbo-Croatian): coffee
Ancestry of “kahva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 2 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 3 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |