Where does “كمیون” come from?
كمیون (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic كَمُّون, from Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.
كمیون (Ottoman Turkish): cumin, a flowering plant of the species Cuminum cyminum and its aromatic seed
Definitions
- cumin, a flowering plant of the species Cuminum cyminum and its aromatic seed
Ancestry of “كمیون”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَمُّون | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | כַּמֹּונָֹא | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒂵𒈬𒉡 | cumin |