Where does “Sesam” come from?

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

Sesam (German): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “Sesam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēsamumsesame
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 →