Where does “kemmun” come from?

kemmun (Maltese) comes from Arabic كَمُّون, from Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

kemmun (Maltese): cumin; cumin seed

Definitions

  1. cumin; cumin seed

Ancestry of “kemmun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَمُّون—
2Aramaicכַּמֹּונָֹא—
3Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא →Every word from Arabic كَمُّون →