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Where does “jasmin” come from?

jasmin (Middle French) comes from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.

Ancestry of “jasmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَاسَمِين—
2Persianیاسمین—
3Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
4Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine
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