Where does “limo” come from?

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

limo (Esperanto): limit, boundary; border

Definitions

  1. limit, boundary; border

Ancestry of “limo”, step by step

limo 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 Latin līmes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
2Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limo

Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو
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