Where does “ansari” come from?
ansari (Finnish) comes from Russian оранжерея, from French orangerie, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग — date palm.
ansari (Finnish): greenhouse
Definitions
- greenhouse
Ancestry of “ansari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | оранжерея | hothouse, greenhouse, conservatory |
| 2 | French | orangerie | orangery |
| 3 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 4 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 6 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 7 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 9 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |