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Where does “Kurkuma” come from?

Kurkuma (German) comes from Italian curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम.

Kurkuma (German): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “Kurkuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancurcumaturmeric
2Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
3Sanskritकुङ्कुम—

Words derived from “Kurkuma”

  • kurkumák
  • kurkuma
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →