Where does “ނާރިގު” come from?

ނާރިގު (Dhivehi) comes from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

ނާރިގު (Dhivehi): bitter orange

Definitions

  1. bitter orange

Ancestry of “ނާރިގު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنارنگbitter orange
2Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
3Dravidiandra—
4Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग →