Where does “шафра́н” come from?
шафра́н (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صفران, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.
шафра́н (Russian): saffron
Definitions
- saffron
Ancestry of “шафра́н”, step by step
шафра́н traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish صفران
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صفران | — |
| 2 | Arabic | زَعْفَرَان | saffron |
| 3 | Persian | زرپران | — |
via Polish szafran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szafran | crocus, any plant of the genus "Crocus"; saffron,... |