Where does “նարինջ” come from?

նարինջ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian նարինջ, from Persian نارنج, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

նարինջ (Armenian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “նարինջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianնարինջ
2Persianنارنجbitter orange, Seville orange, "Citrus aurantium"
3Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
4Persianنارنگbitter orange
5Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
6Dravidiandra
7Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “նարինջ

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग