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Where does “šafran” come from?

šafran (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

šafran (Serbo-Croatian): saffron

Definitions

  1. saffron

Ancestry of “šafran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
2Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →