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Where does “kim” come from?

kim (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kümmel, from Middle High German kümel, from Old High German kumil, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

kim (Serbo-Croatian): caraway; whom

Definitions

  1. caraway; whom

Ancestry of “kim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKümmelcaraway; kummel
2Middle High Germankümel—
3Old High Germankumil—
4Latincuminumcumin
5Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
6Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
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