Where does “kaffie” come from?

kaffie (West Flemish) comes from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

kaffie (West Flemish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “kaffie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaffècoffee; a café
2Turkishkahvecoffee
3Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
4Persianقهوهcoffee
5Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →