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Where does “خس” come from?
خس (Arabic) comes from Finnish hassu, from Sumerian 𒄭𒊬 — lettuce.
خس
(Arabic): lettuce
Definitions
lettuce
Ancestry of “خس”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
hassu
funny; silly; weird
2
Sumerian
𒄭𒊬
lettuce
Words derived from “خس”
cos lettuce
ħass
cos-salaatti
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