Where does “כוסית” come from?

כוסית (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.

כוסית (Hebrew): A shot glass, a cup, a glass especially small

Definitions

  1. A shot glass, a cup, a glass especially small

Ancestry of “כוסית”, step by step

כוסית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew כוס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
2Arabicكُسّ

via Hebrew ־ית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־יתFor masculine singular adjectives in ־י ,...
Every word from Arabic كُسّEvery word from Hebrew כוס