Where does “кускус” come from?

кускус (Russian) comes from Arabic كُسْكُس, from Berber Berber.

кускус (Russian): cuscus (a type of marsupial from New Guinea)

Definitions

  1. cuscus (a type of marsupial from New Guinea)

Ancestry of “кускус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُسْكُس—
2BerberBerber—
Every word from Berber Berber →Every word from Arabic كُسْكُس →