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Where does “кускус” come from?
кускус (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish kuskus, from Arabic كُسْكُس, from Berber Berber.
Ancestry of “кускус”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Turkish
kuskus
couscous
2
Arabic
كُسْكُس
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3
Berber
Berber
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