Where does “cereja” come from?

cereja (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

cereja (Portuguese): cherry

Definitions

cherry

Ancestry of “cereja”, step by step

cereja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin ceresia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	ceresia	—
2	Latin	ceresium	—
3	Latin	cerasium	cherry, fruit of the cherry tree
4	Ancient Greek	κεράσιον	cherry; cherry tree
5	Ancient Greek	κερασός	bird cherry, "Prunus avium"
6	Akkadian	????	pear-tree

via Russian черешня

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	черешня	cherry, sweet cherry
2	Old East Slavic	черешьнѧ	—
3	Proto-Slavic	čèršьňa	sweet cherry (fruit, tree, or wood) (Prunus avium)

Words derived from “cereja”

Every word from Akkadian ???? →Every word from Ancient Greek κερασός →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράσιον →