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Where does “seesami” come from?

seesami (Finnish) comes from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

seesami (Finnish): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “seesami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēsamum—
2Ancient GreekΣήσαμον—
3Aramaicשושמא—
4Aramaicשומשומא—
5Akkadianšamaššammum—
6Akkadianšamnum—
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-—

Words derived from “seesami”

  • seesaminsiemen
  • seesamijauho
  • seesamiöljy
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