Where does “કેસર” come from?
કેસર (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit केसर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káysaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káysaras, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.
કેસર (Gujarati): saffron, kesar
Ancestry of “કેસર”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | केसर | hair; mane; any fiber or filament of flowers or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | káysaras | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káysaras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |