Where does “saffran” come from?

saffran (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German saffarān, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

saffran (Swedish): saffron (spice)

Definitions

  1. saffron (spice)

Ancestry of “saffran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansaffarān—
2Old Frenchsafransaffron
3Medieval Latinsafranum—
4Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
5Persianزرپران—

Words derived from “saffran”

Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Medieval Latin safranum →