Where does “alkas” come from?

alkas (Tashelhit) comes from Moroccan Arabic كاس, from Arabic كَأْس — cup, glass, wine glass; stoop, beaker.

alkas (Tashelhit): glass, cup

Definitions

  1. glass, cup

Ancestry of “alkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicكاسglass
2Arabicكَأْسcup, glass, wine glass; stoop, beaker
Every word from Arabic كَأْسEvery word from Moroccan Arabic كاس
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