смин

Etymology

Per the Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, the word is likely a blending of several words with different etymologies: * from ясми́н (jasmín) with a loss of the initial я- (ja-), consistent with a dialectal meaning of "wild jasmine"; * from Ottoman Turkish سیمین (simin, “silvery, silver”) from Classical Persian سیمین (sēmēn, “silvery, silver”), with a loss of the unstressed first -и- (-i-), and consistent with the appearance of the dwarf everlast; * with alternate forms шмен (šmen), шмин (šmin) - from Ottoman Turkish چمن (çemen, çimen, “green field; fenugreek”), from Classical Persian چمن (“lawn; meadow”); * citing Skok and others, from смил (smil) with a change from -л (-l) to -н (-n).