Where does “édeskömény” come from?

édeskömény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kömény, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

édeskömény (Hungarian): fennel

Definitions

  1. fennel

Ancestry of “édeskömény”, step by step

édeskömény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kömény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköménycaraway
2Latincuminumcumin
3Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
4Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin

via Hungarian édes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianédessweet; cute, dear; consanguineous
2Proto-Uralicipśɜsmell, taste

Words derived from “édeskömény”

Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμινον →Every word from Latin cuminum →