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Where does “કંકુ” come from?
કંકુ (Gujarati) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.
કંકુ
(Gujarati): kumkum
Definitions
kumkum
Ancestry of “કંકુ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Prakrit
𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫
saffron
2
Sanskrit
कुङ्कुम
saffron
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