Where does “pomeranssi” come from?
pomeranssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish pomerans, from German Pomeranze, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ — date palm.
pomeranssi (Finnish): bitter orange, sour orange
Definitions
- bitter orange, sour orange
Ancestry of “pomeranssi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pomerans | — |
| 2 | German | Pomeranze | bitter orange |
| 3 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 4 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 5 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 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 | date palm |