Where does “kurkuma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kurkuma”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	curcuma	turmeric
2	Arabic	كُرْكُم	turmeric; Curcuma
3	Sanskrit	कुङ्कुम	—

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