Where does “ሰናፍጭ” come from?

ሰናፍጭ (Amharic) comes from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

ሰናፍጭ (Amharic): mustard (plant and spice)

Definitions

  1. mustard (plant and spice)

Ancestry of “ሰናፍጭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
2Demoticsnwpt
Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek σίναπι
ሰናፍጭ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer