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Where does “sahramiseitikki” come from?

sahramiseitikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahrami, from Swedish saffran, from Middle Low German saffarān, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

sahramiseitikki (Finnish): A webcap, Cortinarius sommerfeltii

Definitions

  1. A webcap, Cortinarius sommerfeltii

Ancestry of “sahramiseitikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahramisaffron; crocus
2Swedishsaffran—
3Middle Low Germansaffarān—
4Old Frenchsafransaffron
5Medieval Latinsafranum—
6Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
7Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →