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Where does “kumin” come from?

kumin (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kumil, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

Ancestry of “kumin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumil—
2Latincuminumcumin
3Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
4Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin

Words derived from “kumin”

  • kummel
  • kummelweck
  • Kümmelweck
  • kummel
  • Kümmelweck
  • Kümmel
  • Kreuzkümmel
  • kim
  • ким
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