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Where does “kaus” come from?
kaus (Malay) comes from Classical Malay kaus, from Arabic قَوْس — bow.
Ancestry of “kaus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Malay
kaus
stocking; shirt; the material used for those...
2
Arabic
قَوْس
bow
Words derived from “kaus”
kaus
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