Where does “sysame” come from?

sysame (Middle English) comes from Latin sisami, from Latin sisamum, from Latin sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum — fat (foodstuff).

Ancestry of “sysame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsisami
2Latinsisamum
3Latinsesama
4Ancient Greekσήσαμονsesame
5Aramaicשושמא
6Aramaicשומשומא
7Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
8Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
9Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn-Every word from Akkadian šamnumEvery word from Akkadian šamaššammum