CultureHistoryThe name crocus, for the flowering plant and source of saffron, is very likely ultimately descended from Sanskrit kunkumam (कुङ्कुमं) by way of 'Semitic', Arabic, and Greek. Vertical Tabs NotesA number of Indian languages such as Tamil and Kannada use something along the lines of kunkumapoo (or crocus flower) for the word saffron. Further readingWikipedia (Crocus)Online Etymology Dictionary (Crocus) TaxonomyConnotations: PositiveIndian connection: ModerateTags: languageenglishsanskritetymologyarabicgreek
