Where does “cúrcuma” come from?
cúrcuma (Spanish) comes from Arabic كُرْكُم, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम.
cúrcuma (Spanish): turmeric
Ancestry of “cúrcuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كُرْكُم | turmeric; Curcuma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कुङ्कुम | — |
Words derived from “cúrcuma”