Etymology

kesar

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Today it means: Saffron. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Sanskrit केसर
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromकेसर
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todaykesar

Borrowed from Hindustani केसर / کیسر (kesar, “saffron”), from Sanskrit केसर (késara).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.