Where does “semero” come from?
semero (Esperanto) comes from Basque seme, from Proto-Basque senbe, from Persian شنبه, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
semero (Esperanto): a seed
Ancestry of “semero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Basque | seme | son |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | senbe | boy |
| 3 | Persian | شنبه | Saturday |
| 4 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 5 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |