Where does “シミター” come from?

シミター (Japanese) comes from English scimitar, from Middle French cimeterre, from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر, from Middle Persian šmšyl.

シミター (Japanese): scimitar

Definitions

  1. scimitar

Ancestry of “シミター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscimitarA sword of Persian origin that features a curved...
2Middle Frenchcimeterre—
3Italianscimitarrascimitar
4Persianشمشیرsword, scimitar, shamshir
5Middle Persianšmšyl—
Every word from Middle Persian šmšyl →Every word from Persian شمشیر →Every word from Italian scimitarra →