Where does “mirta” come from?

mirta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mirta (Serbo-Croatian): myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “mirta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
2Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →