Etymology

Kochab

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Today it means: β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300. Full definition →

Arabic كَوْكَب
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكَوْكَب“star”
  2. English todayKochab

Borrowed from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab, “star”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.