[INDOLOGY] the word 'sesame' and the use of sesame oil

[Jonathan Silk]

I would like to challenge my friend Matthew to show that Hebrew shumshum is
related to Tibetan zhum zhum, which at least as I recall means to move
furtively, like a cat.
:)
Jonathan

On Wed, 26 Apr 2023, 16:23 Harry Spier via INDOLOGY, <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

>
> Matthew Kapstien wrote:
>> I recall that sesame in Hebrew is soomsoom, which resembles the terms you
>> cited, though I do not know the origin - I assume that it must have been a
>> loanword.
>>
>
> Cofirmed.
>
> sesame oil in hebrew is *שמן שומשום* = shemen shumshum .
> sesame is  *שומשום* = shumshum .
>
> Harry Spier
>
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