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Where does “kahve” come from?

kahve (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kahve (Turkish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kahve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
2Persianقهوهcoffee
3Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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