Where does “susam” come from?

susam (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صوسام, from Ottoman Turkish سیسم, from Arabic سِمْسِم, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

susam (Turkish): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “susam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصوسام—
2Ottoman Turkishسیسم—
3Arabicسِمْسِمsesame
4Aramaicשושמא—
5Aramaicשומשומא—
6Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
7Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
8Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →