Where does “chimioniu” come from?
chimioniu (Romanian) comes from Romanian chimion, from Ottoman Turkish كمیون, from Arabic كَمُّون, from Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.
chimioniu (Romanian): the color of cumin, blackish
Definitions
- the color of cumin, blackish
Ancestry of “chimioniu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | chimion | cumin (Cuminum cyminum) |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كمیون | cumin, a flowering plant of the species Cuminum cyminum and its aromatic seed |
| 3 | Arabic | كَمُّون | — |
| 4 | Aramaic | כַּמֹּונָֹא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒂵𒈬𒉡 | cumin |