Where does “chimion” come from?
chimion (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كمیون, from Arabic كَمُّون, from Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.
chimion (Romanian): cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
Definitions
- cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
Ancestry of “chimion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كمیون | cumin, a flowering plant of the species Cuminum cyminum and its aromatic seed |
| 2 | Arabic | كَمُّون | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | כַּמֹּונָֹא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒂵𒈬𒉡 | cumin |