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- — fat (foodstuff).

sesamfræ (Faroese): sesame seed

Definitions

  1. sesame seed

Ancestry of “sesamfræ”, step by step

sesamfræ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese sesam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesesamsesame
2Latinsīsamum—
3Ancient GreekΣήσαμονsesame
4Aramaicשושמא—
5Aramaicשומשומא—
6Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
7Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
8Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

via Faroese fræ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefræa seed of a plant
2Old Norsefræa seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfraiwąseed, semen; gender; offspring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →