Where does “سماق” come from?

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

سماق (Urdu): pure; sheer; sumac

Definitions

  1. pure; sheer; sumac

Ancestry of “سماق”, 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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