köken: A Wanderwort, related to Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/samīdu/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/samādu/, “to grind fine”). Cognate with Latin simila, Proto-West Germanic *similā, Ancient Greek σεμῐ́δᾱλῐς (semĭ́dālĭs), Arabic سَمِيذ (samīḏ), and Classical Persian سَمِد (samid). Doublet of समीदा (samīdā), शमिता (śamitā),…