Where does “szezámmag” come from?

szezámmag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szezám, from German Sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum — fat (foodstuff).

szezámmag (Hungarian): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “szezámmag”, step by step

szezámmag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szezám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszezámsesame
2GermanSesamsesame
3Latinsēsamumsesame
4Ancient GreekΣήσαμονsesame
5Aramaicשושמא
6Aramaicשומשומא
7Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
8Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
9Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

via Hungarian mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagseed, pip; kernel, core
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmuŋkɜbody
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn-Every word from Akkadian šamnumEvery word from Akkadian šamaššammum
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