Where does “smous” come from?

smous (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch smous, from Yiddish משה, from Hebrew משה, from Hebrew מָשָׁה — draw out , rescue.

smous (Afrikaans): A hawker

Definitions

  1. A hawker

Ancestry of “smous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsmousJew
2YiddishמשהMoses
3HebrewמשהMoses
4Hebrewמָשָׁהdraw out , rescue
Every word from Hebrew מָשָׁה →Every word from Hebrew משה →Every word from Yiddish משה →