Where does “tesen safran” come from?

tesen safran (Cornish) comes from Cornish safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

tesen safran (Cornish): saffron cake, saffron bun, revel bun

Definitions

  1. saffron cake, saffron bun, revel bun

Ancestry of “tesen safran”, step by step

tesen safran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish safran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishsafransaffron
2Old Frenchsafransaffron
3Medieval Latinsafranum—
4Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
5Persianزرپران—

via Cornish tesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtesencake
Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Medieval Latin safranum →