Where does “sumach” come from?

sumach (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

Ancestry of “sumach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
2Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac

Words derived from “sumach”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →