Where does “pomeranssipuu” come from?
pomeranssipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pomeranssi, from Swedish pomerans, from German Pomeranze, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج — date palm.
pomeranssipuu (Finnish): sour orange tree
Definitions
- sour orange tree
Ancestry of “pomeranssipuu”, step by step
pomeranssipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pomeranssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pomeranssi | bitter orange, sour orange |
| 2 | Swedish | pomerans | — |
| 3 | German | Pomeranze | bitter orange |
| 4 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 5 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 6 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 7 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 8 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 9 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 10 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 11 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 12 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |