Where does “שומשומא” come from?

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

Ancestry of “שומשומא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
2Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
3Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “שומשומא”

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