Where does “קאַווע” come from?

קאַווע (Yiddish) comes from Polish kawa, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

קאַווע (Yiddish): coffee

Definitions

  1. coffee

Ancestry of “קאַווע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkawacoffee
2Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
3Persianقهوهcoffee
4Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “קאַווע”

Every word from Arabic قهوة →Every word from Persian قهوه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهوه →