Where does “كنس” come from?

كنس (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic كَنَسَ, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

كنس (South Levantine Arabic): to sweep somewhere or something

Definitions

  1. to sweep somewhere or something

Ancestry of “كنس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَنَسَto sweep
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic كَنَسَ →