Where does “gessamí” come from?

gessamí (Catalan) comes from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.

gessamí (Catalan): jasmine

Definitions

  1. jasmine

Ancestry of “gessamí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَاسَمِين—
2Persianیاسمین—
3Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
4Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine
Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →Every word from Persian یاسمن →Every word from Persian یاسمین →