Where does “tarhun” come from?

tarhun (Turkish) comes from Arabic طرخون, from Arabic طَرْخُون, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

tarhun (Turkish): tarragon, estragon (Artemisia dracunculus)

Definitions

  1. tarragon, estragon (Artemisia dracunculus)

Ancestry of “tarhun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطرخونtarragon, estragon
2Arabicطَرْخُونtarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
3Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →