Where does “Yasmin” come from?

Yasmin comes from English jasmine, from French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsaman, ultimately from Middle Persian yʾsmn'.

Ancestry of “Yasmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJasmineAny of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers
2FrenchJasmina rare masculine form of Jasmine
3Spanishjazmínjasmine
4Arabicيَاسَمِين—
5Persianیاسمین—
6Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
7Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine

Words derived from “Yasmin”

Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →Every word from Persian یاسمن →Every word from Persian یاسمین →