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Where does “שומשומא” come from?

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

Ancestry of “שומשומא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianšamaššammum—
2Akkadianšamnum—
3Proto-Semitic*šamn-—

Words derived from “שומשומא”

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