Where does “żagħfran” come from?

żagħfran (Maltese) comes from Arabic زعفران, from Aramaic צפר.

żagħfran (Maltese): saffron

Definitions

  1. saffron

Ancestry of “żagħfran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزعفرانsaffron
2Aramaicצפר—
Every word from Aramaic צפר →Every word from Arabic زعفران →
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