Where does “sesam” come from?

sesam (Faroese) comes from Latin sīsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

sesam (Faroese): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “sesam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīsamum—
2Ancient GreekΣήσαμονsesame
3Aramaicשושמא—
4Aramaicשומשומא—
5Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
6Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “sesam”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →