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Where does “sesamfræ” come from?

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

sesamfræ (Faroese): sesame seed

Definitions

  1. sesame seed

Ancestry of “sesamfræ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesesamsesame
2Latinsīsamum—
3Ancient GreekΣήσαμον—
4Aramaicשושמא—
5Aramaicשומשומא—
6Akkadianšamaššammum—
7Akkadianšamnum—
8Proto-Semitic*šamn-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →