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Where does “Cush” come from?

Cush is an English name of unknown origin, derived from Hebrew כוש, which comes from Egyptian kꜣš.

Ancestry of “Cush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcushtyExcellent, very good
2Romanikushto—

Words derived from “Cush”

  • Cushitic
  • Cushite
  • Cushiticist
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