Where does “ġiżimin” come from?

ġiżimin (Maltese) comes from Sicilian gesiminu, from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.

ġiżimin (Maltese): jasmine

Definitions

  1. jasmine

Ancestry of “ġiżimin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliangesiminujasmine (Jasminum officinale)
2Arabicيَاسَمِين—
3Persianیاسمین—
4Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
5Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine
Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →Every word from Persian یاسمن →Every word from Persian یاسمین →