Where does “bisamum” come from?

bisamum (Latin) comes from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Ancestry of “bisamum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבושםperfume
2Proto-Semitic*buśm-

Words derived from “bisamum

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm-Every word from Hebrew בושם