Where does “kāvega” come from?

kāvega (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan kave, from Yurok kawe, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kāvega (Tokelauan): load, burden

Definitions

  1. load, burden

Ancestry of “kāvega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauankaveto bring
2Yurokkawecoffee
3Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
4Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
5Italiancaffècoffee; a café
6Turkishkahvecoffee
7Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
8Persianقهوهcoffee
9Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →