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Where does “curcuma” come from?

curcuma (French) comes from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम.

curcuma (French): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “curcuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
2Sanskritकुङ्कुम—
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →