Where does “kafé” come from?

kafé (Swedish) comes from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kafé (Swedish): a café

Definitions

  1. a café

Ancestry of “kafé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “kafé”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →