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 šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →