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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

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