Where does “*besamo” come from?

*besamo (Old Saxon) comes from Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Ancestry of “*besamo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	bisamum	—
2	Hebrew	בושם	perfume
3	Proto-Semitic	*buśm-	—

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