Where does “قەھۋەخانا” come from?
قەھۋەخانا (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur خانا, from Urdu خانہ, from Classical Persian خانَه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
قەھۋەخانا (Uyghur): coffeehouse, coffee shop, café
Definitions
- coffeehouse, coffee shop, café
Ancestry of “قەھۋەخانا”, step by step
قەھۋەخانا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Uyghur خانا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | خانا | a room, hall, residence; a house; place, figure,... |
| 2 | Urdu | خانہ | place, site, dwelling; box, small container;... |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خانَه | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠 | house |
| 5 | Old Persian | *vahanam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wāhana | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hwah- | to dwell, remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwas- | to dwell, inhabit; to stay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |