Where does “kief” come from?

kief (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Kiev, from Russian Ки́ев, from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ.

kief (Afrikaans): great, excellent; cool, awesome

Definitions

  1. great, excellent; cool, awesome

Ancestry of “kief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKiev—
2RussianКи́евKiev
3Old East SlavicКꙑевъ—

Words derived from “kief”

Every word from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ →Every word from Russian Ки́ев →Every word from Dutch Kiev →