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Where does “σήσαμον” come from?

σήσαμον (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

σήσαμον (Ancient Greek): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “σήσαμον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשושמא—
2Aramaicשומשומא—
3Akkadianšamaššammum—
4Akkadianšamnum—
5Proto-Semitic*šamn-—

Words derived from “σήσαμον”

  • sesame
  • sesamoid
  • sesamoiditis
  • sesamin
  • sesamol
  • intersesamoid
  • sesame leaf
  • sesama
  • sisami
  • sesamum
  • sisamum
  • sésamo
  • sesamo
  • Sesam
  • sesamolie
  • sesam
  • szezámmag
  • szezám
  • Sesamum
  • sisamie
  • sysame
  • sesam
  • sesamfræ
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