simit

The story

1. Akkadian · derived from𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯“to grind fine”
2. Akkadian · derived from𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯“a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”
3. Aramaic · derived fromסְמִידָא
4. Arabic · derived fromسَمِيد“semolina”
5. Classical Persian · derived fromسَمِید“semolina”
6. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromسمید
7. Turkish · borrowed fromsimit“simit”
8. English todaysimit

Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Classical Persian سَمِید (samīd, “semolina”), from Arabic سَمِيد (samīd, “semolina”), from Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samīdu⁠/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samādu⁠/, “to grind fine”).