Where does “kuskus” come from?

kuskus (Polish) comes from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس, from Berber Berber.

kuskus (Polish): couscous

Definitions

  1. couscous

Ancestry of “kuskus”, step by step

kuskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French couscous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouscouscouscous
2Arabicكُسْكُس—
3BerberBerber—

via Late Latin spilocuscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspilocuscus—
Every word from Berber Berber →Every word from Arabic كُسْكُس →Every word from French couscous →