Where does “curcuma” come from?

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

curcuma (French): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “curcuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
2Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron

Words derived from “curcuma”

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