Where does “mirsină” come from?

mirsină (Romanian) comes from Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος — myrtle (Myrtus communis).

mirsină (Romanian): myrtle

Definitions

  1. myrtle

Ancestry of “mirsină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle
2Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
3Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
Every word from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μυρσίνηEvery word from Greek μυρσίνη