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