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

Definitions

  1. same, alike

Ancestry of “kif-kif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Algerian Arabicكيف كيفthe same; in the same way
2Algerian Arabicكيفhow; like
3Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate

Words derived from “kif-kif”

Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Algerian Arabic كيف →Every word from Algerian Arabic كيف كيف →
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