Where does “سماق” come from?

سماق (Central Kurdish) comes from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

سماق (Central Kurdish): sumac (Rhus)

Definitions

  1. sumac (Rhus)

Ancestry of “سماق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
2Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac
Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →