Where does “samoussa” come from?

samoussa (French) comes from Réunion Creole French samousa, from Tamil சமோசா, from Hindi समोसा, from Classical Persian سنبوسه, from Middle Persian sambōsag — a triangular-shaped food.

samoussa (French): samosa

Definitions

  1. samosa

Ancestry of “samoussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Réunion Creole Frenchsamousasamosa
2Tamilசமோசாsamosa
3Hindiसमोसाsamosa
4Classical Persianسنبوسه—
5Middle Persiansambōsaga triangular-shaped food
Every word from Middle Persian sambōsag →Every word from Classical Persian سنبوسه →Every word from Hindi समोसा →