Where does “simsem” come from?

simsem (Maltese) comes from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

simsem (Maltese): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “simsem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
2Aramaicשושמא—
3Aramaicשומשומא—
4Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
5Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
6Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →