Where does “limoviikuna” come from?
limoviikuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish limo, from Swedish lime, from English lime, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون.
limoviikuna (Finnish): weeping fig
Definitions
- weeping fig
Ancestry of “limoviikuna”, step by step
limoviikuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish limo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | limo | — |
| 2 | Swedish | lime | a lime (fruit) |
| 3 | English | lime | Any inorganic material containing calcium,... |
| 4 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 5 | Latin | lima | file |
| 6 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 7 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 8 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 9 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 10 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 11 | Mundari | lembu | — |