Etymograph

English

simit

Simit comes from Turkish simit, from Classical Persian سَمِید ‘semolina’, and ultimately from Akkadian /⁠samīdu⁠/.

  1. Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCE/⁠samīdu⁠/1transliteratedcuneiform /⁠samīdu⁠/, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina’
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEסְמִידָא1
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentسَمِيد1samīd‘semolina’
  4. Classical Persianc. 900–presentسَمِید1samīd‘semolina’
  5. Turkish1928–presentsimit1
  6. Englishtodaysimit1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English simit

Lineage

  1. Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCE/⁠samīdu⁠/Wiktionary, English simittransliteratedcuneiform /⁠samīdu⁠/, a transliteration; the original signs are in Wiktionary‘a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina’
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEסְמִידָאWiktionary, English simit
  3. Arabicc. 500–presentسَمِيدWiktionary, English simitsamīd‘semolina’
  4. Classical Persianc. 900–presentسَمِیدWiktionary, English simitsamīd‘semolina’
  5. Turkish1928–presentsimitWiktionary, English simit
  6. EnglishtodaysimitWiktionary, English simit

Linked words

through Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 ‘a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina’

sev, 2 more

through Aramaic סְמִידָא

semolina, 2 more

Today it means

noun A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “simit”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Akkadian /⁠samīdu⁠/ / simit

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