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

Definitions

  1. to smoke marijuana

Ancestry of “kiffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKifkif kind of cannabis
2EnglishkifA kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria,...
3Moroccan Arabicكيفopiate
4Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate

Words derived from “kiffen”

Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Moroccan Arabic كيف →Every word from English kif →
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