Where does “सिमसिम” come from?

सिमसिम (Hindi) comes from Arabic سمسم, from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

सिमसिम (Hindi): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “सिमसिम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسمسمsesame
2Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
3Aramaicשושמא—
4Aramaicשומשומא—
5Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
6Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →