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

kumin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German kumil

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

via Old High German kumin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumin—
Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμινον →Every word from Latin cuminum →