Where does “quán cà phê” come from?
quán cà phê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cà phê, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
quán cà phê (Vietnamese): coffee shop, coffee bar, coffee house, café, an...
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- coffee shop, coffee bar, coffee house, café, an...
Ancestry of “quán cà phê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | cà phê | coffee |
| 2 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 3 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 4 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 6 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |