Where does “kumin” come from?

kumin (Middle Low German) comes from Old French cummin, 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 French cummin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcummin—
2Latincuminumcumin
3Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
4Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin

via Old High German kumin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumin—

Words derived from “kumin”

Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμινον →Every word from Latin cuminum →