Where does “檸檬” come from?
檸檬 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 檸檬, from English lemon, from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
檸檬 (Chinese): lemon
Ancestry of “檸檬”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 檸檬 | Alternative spelling of レモン |
| 2 | English | lemon | A yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical... |
| 3 | Middle English | lymon | lemon |
| 4 | Old French | lymon | lemon |
| 5 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 6 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 7 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 8 | Mundari | lembu | — |