Where does “șofrăniu” come from?

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

șofrăniu (Romanian): saffron-colored

Definitions

  1. saffron-colored

Ancestry of “șofrăniu”, 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 →