Kalmar "foeniculum" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "fenum" wanda ke nufin "hay" kuma yana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire na furanni a cikin dangin karas, wanda kuma aka sani da Fennel. Foeniculum kalma ce ta botanical da ake amfani da ita don yin nuni ga tsire-tsire na halittar Foeniculum, wanda ya haɗa da nau'ikan ganye masu kamshi da yawa waɗanda suka fito daga yankin Bahar Rum. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar don yin nuni ga 'ya'yan itace ko tsaba na waɗannan tsire-tsire, waɗanda galibi ana amfani da su azaman yaji wajen dafa abinci da ɗanɗano a cikin abubuwan sha daban-daban.