Where does “kafeterya” come from?

kafeterya (Turkish) comes from French cafétéria, from Italian caffetteria, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kafeterya (Turkish): cafeteria

Definitions

  1. cafeteria

Ancestry of “kafeterya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcafétériacafeteria
2Italiancaffetteriacafeteria, coffeehouse, café
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 →