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- — fat (foodstuff).

szezám (Hungarian): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “szezám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSesamsesame
2Latinsēsamumsesame
3Ancient GreekΣήσαμονsesame
4Aramaicשושמא—
5Aramaicשומשומא—
6Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
7Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
8Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “szezám”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →