Etymology

Sanka

San·ka
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Today it means: decaffeinated coffee. Full definition →

French sans caféine
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The story

  1. French · derived fromsans caféine“without caffein”
  2. English todaySanka

Originally a brand name, from French sans caféine (“without caffein”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.