Where does “ikofu” come from?

ikofu (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans koffie, from Dutch koffie, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

ikofu (Xhosa): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “ikofu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoffiecoffee
2Dutchkoffiecoffee
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →