Where does “kies” come from?

kies (Maltese) comes from Arabic كَأْس — cup, glass, wine glass; stoop, beaker.

kies (Maltese): glass, cup

Definitions

  1. glass, cup

Ancestry of “kies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَأْسcup, glass, wine glass; stoop, beaker
Every word from Arabic كَأْس