Where does “шафра́н” come from?

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

Ancestry of “шафра́н”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	صفران	—
2	Arabic	زَعْفَرَان	saffron
3	Persian	زرپران	—

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