Where does “سمسمية” come from?

سمسمية (Arabic) comes from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

سمسمية (Arabic): simsimiyya, a lyre used in the traditional music...

Definitions

  1. simsimiyya, a lyre used in the traditional music...

Ancestry of “سمسمية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
2Aramaicשושמא—
3Aramaicשומשומא—
4Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
5Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
6Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “سمسمية”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →