Where does “çemen” come from?

çemen (Turkish) comes from Persian چمن, from Proto-Turkic *čïm.

çemen (Turkish): caraway, Carum carvi plant, seed and paste made from seeds used to coat meat

Definitions

  1. caraway, Carum carvi plant, seed and paste made from seeds used to coat meat

Ancestry of “çemen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچمنpath, allee; lawn; meadow
2Proto-Turkic*čïm—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïm →Every word from Persian چمن →