Where does “sumak” come from?

sumak (Turkish) comes from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

sumak (Turkish): sumac

Definitions

  1. sumac

Ancestry of “sumak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
2Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac
Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →
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