Where does “кава” come from?

кава (Udihe) comes from Esperanto Kabe, from Old Norse kápa, from Latin cāpa.

кава (Udihe): a traditional bark house

Definitions

  1. a traditional bark house

Ancestry of “кава”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoKabeThe pseudonym of Kazimierz Bein, an Esperanto lexicographer and translator, infamous for his sudden, unexplained departure from the movement
2Old Norsekápa—
3Latincāpa—
Every word from Latin cāpa →Every word from Old Norse kápa →Every word from Esperanto Kabe →