Where does “kif” come from?
kif (French) comes from Algerian Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.
kif (French): kif
Ancestry of “kif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Algerian Arabic | كيف | how; like |
| 2 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |