Where does “couscous” come from?

Couscous comes from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس, derived from the Arabic verb كَسْكَسَ meaning to pound or crush.

couscous (English): A pasta of North African origin made of crushed...

Definitions

  1. A pasta of North African origin made of crushed...

Ancestry of “couscous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouscouscouscous
2Arabicكُسْكُس—
3BerberBerber—
Every word from Berber Berber →Every word from Arabic كُسْكُس →Every word from French couscous →