Where does “sumach” come from?

sumach (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

sumach (Irish): sumac; Alternative form of somach

Definitions

  1. sumac; Alternative form of somach

Ancestry of “sumach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsumach—
2Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
3Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac
Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →Every word from Medieval Latin sumach →