Where does “鬱金” come from?

鬱金 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

鬱金 (Chinese): zedoary, the root of "Curcuma zedoaria"

Definitions

  1. zedoary, the root of "Curcuma zedoaria"

Ancestry of “鬱金”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम
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