Where does “kaffi” come from?

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

kaffi (Swedish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kaffi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoffiecoffee
2Italiancaffècoffee; a café
3Turkishkahvecoffee
4Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
5Persianقهوهcoffee
6Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →
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