Where does “כוס” come from?
כוס (Hebrew) comes from Arabic كُسّ.
כוס (Hebrew): A cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
Definitions
- A cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
Ancestry of “כוס”, step by step
כוס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic كُسّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كُسّ | — |
via Proto-Semitic *kaʔs-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *kaʔs- | beaker, goblet, cup, stoop |