Where does “лимон” come from?

лимон (Bulgarian) comes from Greek λεμόνι, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

лимон (Bulgarian): lemon; lemon tree

Definitions

  1. lemon; lemon tree

Ancestry of “лимон”, step by step

лимон traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek λεμόνι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλεμόνιlemon; lemon juice; lemon yellow, lemon
2Persianلیموlemon; lime
3Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
4Mundarilembu—

via Ottoman Turkish limon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishlimon—

Words derived from “лимон”

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →