Where does “limetti” come from?

limetti (Finnish) comes from French limette, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

limetti (Finnish): lime citrus tree, its green fruit

Definitions

lime citrus tree, its green fruit

Ancestry of “limetti”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	limette	sweet lime
2	French	lime	file; lime
3	Latin	lima	file
4	Spanish	lima	lime; lemon; file
5	Spanish	Limón	lemon
6	Arabic	لَيْمُون	lemon, lime
7	Persian	لیمو	lemon; lime
8	Sanskrit	निम्बू	common lime or lemon
9	Mundari	lembu	—

Words derived from “limetti”

limetinvihreä
pikkulimetti
ryppylimetti

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