كسكس

Arabic

Etymology

  • From a Berber language, likely Northern Saharan Berber seksu, and altered to a quadriliteral root via phonosemantic matching to the verb كَسْكَسَ (kaskasa, “pound, grind”).

    Noun

    كُسْكُس • (kuskus) m

    1. couscous

    Alternative forms

    • كُسْكُسُو (kuskusū)

    Descendants

    • → French: couscous
      • → Dutch: couscous
      • → English: couscous
    • → Old Galician-Portuguese: cozcuz, cuz cuz
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