Where does “kava” come from?

kava (Slovene) comes from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kava (Slovene): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkahvecoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →