Where does “ზაფანა” come from?

ზაფანა (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian ზაფრანა, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

ზაფანა (Mingrelian): hot pepper

Definitions

  1. hot pepper

Ancestry of “ზაფანა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianზაფრანაsaffron crocus
2Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
3Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Georgian ზაფრანა →