Where does “Simsim” come from?

Simsim (English) comes from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

Simsim (English): A medieval Chechen state in the northern Caucasus region

Definitions

  1. A medieval Chechen state in the northern Caucasus region

Ancestry of “Simsim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
2Aramaicשושמא—
3Aramaicשומשומא—
4Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
5Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
6Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →