Where does “kahawa” come from?
kahawa (Tausug) comes from Malay kahwa, from Arabic قَهْوَة — coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine.
kahawa (Tausug): coffee
Ancestry of “kahawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kahwa | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قَهْوَة | coffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine |