Where does “cúrcuma” come from?

cúrcuma (Catalan) comes from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

cúrcuma (Catalan): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “cúrcuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
2Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →Every word from Arabic كُرْكُم →