Where does “saffarān” come from?

saffarān (Middle Low German) comes from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

Ancestry of “saffarān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsafransaffron
2Medieval Latinsafranum—
3Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
4Persianزرپران—

Words derived from “saffarān”

Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Medieval Latin safranum →