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Where does “כוש” come from?

כוש (Hebrew) comes from Egyptian kꜣš — Cush, Upper Nubia; the land of Cush.

כוש (Hebrew): Ethiopia, Ethiopians

Definitions

  1. Ethiopia, Ethiopians

Ancestry of “כוש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EgyptiankꜣšCush, Upper Nubia; the land of Cush

Words derived from “כוש”

  • Cush
  • Cushitic
  • Cushite
  • Cushiticist
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