Where does “sumak” come from?

sumak (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sumak, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

Ancestry of “sumak”, step by step

sumak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman sumak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansumak—
2Medieval Latinsumach—
3Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
4Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac

via Old French symak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsymak—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →Every word from Medieval Latin sumach →