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Where does “açafran” come from?
açafran (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic زعفران, from Aramaic צפר.
açafran
(Old Spanish): saffron
Definitions
saffron
Ancestry of “açafran”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
زعفران
saffron
2
Aramaic
צפר
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Every word from Aramaic צפר →
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