Where does “نارنج” come from?
نارنج (Arabic) comes from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.
نارنج (Arabic): bitter orange
Ancestry of “نارنج”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 3 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | — |