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Where does “шафран” come from?

шафран (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صفران, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

шафран (Macedonian): saffron

Definitions

  1. saffron

Ancestry of “шафран”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصفران—
2Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
3Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →