Where does “suurlemoen” come from?

suurlemoen (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans lemoen, from Dutch limoen, from Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

suurlemoen (Afrikaans): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “suurlemoen”, step by step

suurlemoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans lemoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanslemoenorange
2Dutchlimoenlime
3Middle Dutchlimoen
4Middle Frenchlimon
5Italianlimonelemon
6Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
7Persianلیموlemon; lime
8Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
9Mundarilembu

via Afrikaans suur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssuursour; acidic; acid
2Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
3Middle Dutchsuur
4Old Dutchsūrsour
5Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
6Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو