Where does “анис” come from?

анис (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

анис (Serbo-Croatian): anise

Definitions

  1. anise

Ancestry of “анис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanīsumanise
2Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
3Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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