Where does “ジャスミン” come from?

ジャスミン (Japanese) comes from English Jasmine, from French Jasmin, from Spanish jazmín, from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.

ジャスミン (Japanese): jasmine; jasmine essential oil

Definitions

  1. jasmine; jasmine essential oil

Ancestry of “ジャスミン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJasmineAny of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers
2FrenchJasmina rare masculine form of Jasmine
3Spanishjazmínjasmine
4Arabicيَاسَمِين—
5Persianیاسمین—
6Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
7Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine
Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →Every word from Persian یاسمن →Every word from Persian یاسمین →