Where does “semsemia” come from?

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

semsemia (English): A six- or seven-stringed Egyptian harp

Definitions

  1. A six- or seven-stringed Egyptian harp

Ancestry of “semsemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسمسميةsimsimiyya, a lyre used in the traditional music...
2Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
3Aramaicשושמא—
4Aramaicשומשומא—
5Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
6Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →