Where does “lima” come from?

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

lima (English): lima bean

Definitions

  1. lima bean

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

lima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
2SpanishLimónlemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—

via English lima bean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlima beanThe butter bean, "Phaseolus lunatus"

Words derived from “lima”

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