Where does “kif-kif” come from?
kif-kif (French) comes from Algerian Arabic كيف كيف, from Algerian Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.
kif-kif (French): same, alike
Ancestry of “kif-kif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Algerian Arabic | كيف كيف | the same; in the same way |
| 2 | Algerian Arabic | كيف | how; like |
| 3 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |
Words derived from “kif-kif”