Where does “kummin” come from?

kummin (Swedish) comes from Old High German kumin, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

kummin (Swedish): caraway (Carum carvi), meridian fennel, Persian cumin (plant and bread spice)

Definitions

  1. caraway (Carum carvi), meridian fennel, Persian cumin (plant and bread spice)

Ancestry of “kummin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumin—
2Latincuminumcumin
3Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
4Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμινον →Every word from Latin cuminum →