Where does “curcuma” come from?
curcuma (Italian) comes from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम.
curcuma (Italian): turmeric
Ancestry of “curcuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كُرْكُم | turmeric; Curcuma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कुङ्कुम | — |
Words derived from “curcuma”