Where does “șofrănaș” come from?

șofrănaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian șofran, from Russian шафра́н, from Ottoman Turkish صفران, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

șofrănaș (Romanian): safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Definitions

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Ancestry of “șofrănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșofransaffron crocus, saffron; saffron; Crocus...
2Russianшафра́нsaffron
3Ottoman Turkishصفران—
4Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
5Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صفران →