Where does “elvakaffe” come from?
elvakaffe (Swedish) comes from Swedish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
elvakaffe (Swedish): eleven o'clock coffee
Definitions
- eleven o'clock coffee
Ancestry of “elvakaffe”, step by step
elvakaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kaffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kaffe | coffee |
| 2 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 3 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 4 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 5 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Swedish elva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | elva | eleven; a group of eleven, a football team; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ællivu | eleven |
| 3 | Old Norse | ellifu | eleven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainalif | eleven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |