Where does “curcumin” come from?

curcumin (English) comes from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

curcumin (English): A polyphenol "-1,7-bishepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione;...

Definitions

  1. A polyphenol "-1,7-bishepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione;...

Ancestry of “curcumin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
2Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron

Words derived from “curcumin”

Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →Every word from Arabic كُرْكُم →