Where does “כושי” come from?

כושי (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

כושי (Hebrew): Cushite, Kushite: of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa

Definitions

  1. Cushite, Kushite: of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa

Ancestry of “כושי”, step by step

כושי traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
2Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
3Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Hebrew כוש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewכושEthiopia, Ethiopians
2EgyptiankꜣšCush, Upper Nubia; the land of Cush

via Hebrew ־ִי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־ִיmy, of me; -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →