Where does “хумус” come from?
хумус (Russian) comes from Hebrew חומוס, from Arabic حُمُّص — chickpea; hummus.
хумус (Russian): hummus; chickpeas
Ancestry of “хумус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | חומוס | Hummus: a food made from ground chickpeas and... |
| 2 | Arabic | حُمُّص | chickpea; hummus |