Where does “oranssisuus” come from?
oranssisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish oranssinen, from Finnish oranssi, from Swedish orange, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ.
oranssisuus (Finnish): orangeness
Ancestry of “oranssisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | oranssinen | orange |
| 2 | Finnish | oranssi | orange; color orange |
| 3 | Swedish | orange | orange |
| 4 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 5 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | naranja | — |
| 7 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 8 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 10 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 11 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | — |