Where does “цимет” come from?

цимет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle High German zimet, from Middle High German zinemīn, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

цимет (Serbo-Croatian): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “цимет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzimet—
2Middle High Germanzinemīn—
3Latincinnamon—
4Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
5Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνναμον →Every word from Latin cinnamon →