Where does “kafé” come from?

kafé (Tetum) comes from Portuguese 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.

kafé (Tetum): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kafé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecafécoffee; a café, an establishment selling coffee...
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →