Where does “kurkuma” come from?

kurkuma (Finnish) comes from German kurkuma, from Italian curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

kurkuma (Finnish): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “kurkuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurkumaturmeric (plant, spice)
2Italiancurcumaturmeric
3Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
4Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron

Words derived from “kurkuma”

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