Where does “curcumă” come from?

curcumă (Romanian) comes from French curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम — saffron.

curcumă (Romanian): turmeric plant, spice

Definitions

  1. turmeric plant, spice

Ancestry of “curcumă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcurcumaturmeric
2Arabicكُرْكُمturmeric; Curcuma
3Sanskritकुङ्कुमsaffron
Every word from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम →Every word from Arabic كُرْكُم →Every word from French curcuma →