Where does “yalàaha” come from?

yalàaha (Alabama) comes from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

yalàaha (Alabama): orange

Definitions

orange

Ancestry of “yalàaha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	naranja	orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
2	Old Spanish	naranja	orange
3	Arabic	نَارَنْج	bitter orange
4	Persian	نارنگ	bitter orange
5	Sanskrit	नारङ्ग	the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
6	Dravidian	dra	—
7	Proto-Dravidian	*cīntu	date palm

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