Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Basque) comes from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lima (Basque): file tool

Definitions

  1. file tool

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
2SpanishLimónlemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu
Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو
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