Where does “kapehan” come from?

kapehan (Tagalog) comes from Bikol Central kape, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kapehan (Tagalog): Alternative form of kapihan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kapihan

Ancestry of “kapehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralkape—
2Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
3Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
4Italiancaffècoffee; a café
5Turkishkahvecoffee
6Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
7Persianقهوهcoffee
8Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →