Where does “kiffen” come from?
kiffen (German) comes from German Kif, from English kif, from Moroccan Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.
kiffen (German): to smoke marijuana
Ancestry of “kiffen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kif | — |
| 2 | English | kif | A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria,... |
| 3 | Moroccan Arabic | كيف | opiate |
| 4 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |
Words derived from “kiffen”