Where does “шафра́н” come from?

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

шафра́н (Russian): saffron

Definitions

  1. saffron

Ancestry of “шафра́н”, step by step

шафра́н traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صفران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصفران—
2Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
3Persianزرپران—

via Polish szafran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszafrancrocus, any plant of the genus "Crocus"; saffron,...

Words derived from “шафра́н”

Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صفران →