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 BerberEvery word from Arabic كُسْكُسEvery word from French couscous
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