Where does “gesiminu” come from?

gesiminu (Sicilian) comes from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.

gesiminu (Sicilian): jasmine (Jasminum officinale)

Definitions

  1. jasmine (Jasminum officinale)

Ancestry of “gesiminu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَاسَمِين—
2Persianیاسمین—
3Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
4Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine

Words derived from “gesiminu”

Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →Every word from Persian یاسمن →Every word from Persian یاسمین →
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