Where does “kamus” come from?

kamus (Malay) comes from Arabic قَامُوس, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

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Ancestry of “kamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَامُوس
2Ancient Greekὠκεανόςocean
3Ancient GreekὨκεανόςthe great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

Words derived from “kamus

Every word from Ancient Greek ὨκεανόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ὠκεανόςEvery word from Arabic قَامُوس
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