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 snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →