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Myrrh

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means an aromatic resin used in perfume, incense, and traditional medicine
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Stage 1 of 2
murr
Arabic · ancient
"bitter"
literally bitter, describing the resin's taste
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Stage 2 of 2
myrrh
English · medieval
"an aromatic resin used in incense and perfume"
settled as the word for the aromatic tree resin used in incense and perfume
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