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Interesting. That's probably where modern Hebrew takes its word for chewing gum: מסטיקים / "mastikim".
by judah 8y ago
Interesting. That's probably where modern Hebrew takes its word for chewing gum: מסטיקים / "mastikim".
- WillPostForFood 8y agoProbably goes back to where the tree got its name, the Greek word, mastikhan, which means grind your teeth, and is the root for the English word masticate.
- patates 8y agoAccording to my favorite Armenian language-researcher[1] it descends from the so-called Proto-Indo-European language. Greek "mastíχi μαστίχη" meaning "gum plant" (?) comes from the same theoretical root. Turkish then apparently took it from the Greek as "mastika", which is a natural gum. There are various deserts made in Turkey with "sakız". Most famous of which is "Sakızlı Muhallebi" [2]. [1]: (Turkish) http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=mastika&lnk=1 http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=mastika&lnk=1 [2]: https://ozlemsturkishtable.com/2012/09/milk-pudding-with-mastic-gum-and-rhubarb-compote/ https://ozlemsturkishtable.com/2012/09/milk-pudding-with-mas...