Where does “jimbluță” come from?

jimbluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian jimblă, from Hungarian zsemle, from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

Ancestry of “jimbluță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjimblăoblong loaf of bread
2Hungarianzsemlebun, roll
3Middle High Germansemelefine flour
4Old High Germansemala
5Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
6Aramaicסְמִידָא
7Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָאEvery word from Latin simila