Where does “ristilimitys” come from?
ristilimitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish limitys, from Finnish limittää, from Finnish limi, from Esperanto limo, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو.
ristilimitys (Finnish): English bond
Ancestry of “ristilimitys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | limitys | bond |
| 2 | Finnish | limittää | to interlace |
| 3 | Finnish | limi | a gap between two objects such that one overlaps... |
| 4 | Esperanto | limo | limit, boundary; border |
| 5 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 6 | Spanish | Limón | — |
| 7 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 8 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 9 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 10 | Mundari | lembu | — |