Where does “مرسين” come from?

مرسين (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος — myrtle (Myrtus communis).

مرسين (Arabic): myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “مرسين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
2Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
Every word from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη →