Where does “jasmin” come from?
jasmin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.
jasmin (Serbo-Croatian): jasmine
Ancestry of “jasmin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | یاسمین | — |
| 2 | Persian | یاسمن | jasmine flower |
| 3 | Middle Persian | yʾsmn' | jasmine |