Where does “فس” come from?

فس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فاس, from Arabic فَاس — Fez, Morocco; fez.

فس (Ottoman Turkish): fez, tarboosh

Definitions

  1. fez, tarboosh

Ancestry of “فس”, step by step

فس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish فاس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفاسaxe, hatchet, a tool for felling trees or chopping wood
2ArabicفَاسFez, Morocco; fez

via Moroccan Arabic فاس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicفاسaxe
2Arabicفَأْس

Words derived from “فس

Every word from Arabic فَاسEvery word from Ottoman Turkish فاس