Where does “bisam” come from?

bisam (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Ancestry of “bisam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbisamum—
2Hebrewבושםperfume
3Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “bisam”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →
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