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Where does “Kush” come from?

Kush comes from Hebrew כוש, which is borrowed from Egyptian kꜣš, a term of uncertain meaning referring to a region south of Egypt.

Kush (English): Alternative letter-case form of kush

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kush

Ancestry of “Kush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKusch—
2Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
3Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
4Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
5Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
6Latincollocō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Kush”

  • Kushite
  • Kushitic
  • Kus
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