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Where does “szezám” come from?

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

szezám (Hungarian): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “szezám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSesamsesame
2Latinsēsamum—
3Ancient GreekΣήσαμον—
4Aramaicשושמא—
5Aramaicשומשומא—
6Akkadianšamaššammum—
7Akkadianšamnum—
8Proto-Semitic*šamn-—

Words derived from “szezám”

  • szezámmag
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