Where does “مرسین” come from?

مرسین (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مَرْسِين, from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος — myrtle (Myrtus communis).

مرسین (Ottoman Turkish): myrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus

Definitions

  1. myrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus

Ancestry of “مرسین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَرْسِين—
2Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)

Words derived from “مرسین”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη →Every word from Arabic مَرْسِين →
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