Where does “Kurkuma” come from?

Kurkuma (Luxembourgish) comes from Italian curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

Kurkuma (Luxembourgish): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “Kurkuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancurcumaturmeric
2Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
3Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →Every word from Arabic كُرْكُم →Every word from Italian curcuma →