Where does “Myrrha” come from?

Myrrha (English) comes from Latin Myrrha, from Ancient Greek Μύρρα, from Arabic مُرّ — bitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh.

Myrrha (English): The daughter of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, who tricks her father into having sexual intercourse with her and escapes the king's wrath by being transformed into a myrrh tree, later giving birth to Adonis

Definitions

  1. The daughter of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, who tricks her father into having sexual intercourse with her and escapes the king's wrath by being transformed into a myrrh tree, later giving birth to Adonis

Ancestry of “Myrrha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMyrrha—
2Ancient GreekΜύρραMyrrha, the mother of Adonis
3Arabicمُرّbitter, severe, sharp, painful; myrrh
Every word from Arabic مُرّ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρρα →Every word from Latin Myrrha →