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Where does “safran” come from?

safran (Norman) comes from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

safran (Norman): saffron; gold dust; gold petals

Definitions

  1. saffron; gold dust; gold petals

Ancestry of “safran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsafransaffron
2Medieval Latinsafranum—
3Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
4Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →