Where does “mirt” come from?

mirt (Polish) comes from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mirt (Polish): myrtle

Definitions

  1. myrtle

Ancestry of “mirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMyrtusmyrtle
2Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Semiticm-r-r
Every word from Semitic m-r-rEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜύρτοςEvery word from Latin Myrtus