Where does “liman” come from?

liman (English) comes from French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

liman (English): The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river

Definitions

  1. The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river

Ancestry of “liman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimonsilt; shaft; A type of lemon
2Italianlimonelemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu
Every word from Mundari lembu
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