Where does “صوسام” come from?

صوسام (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سیسم, from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

Ancestry of “صوسام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسیسم
2Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
3Aramaicשושמא
4Aramaicשומשומא
5Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
6Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “صوسام

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn-Every word from Akkadian šamnumEvery word from Akkadian šamaššammum