Where does “șofran” come from?

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

șofran (Romanian): saffron crocus, saffron; saffron; Crocus...

Definitions

  1. saffron crocus, saffron; saffron; Crocus...

Ancestry of “șofran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшафра́нsaffron
2Ottoman Turkishصفران
3Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
4Persianزرپران

Words derived from “șofran

Every word from Persian زرپرانEvery word from Arabic زَعْفَرَانEvery word from Ottoman Turkish صفران