Where does “lemon-grass” come from?

lemon-grass (French) comes from English lemongrass, from English lemon, from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

Ancestry of “lemon-grass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemongrassOne of various species of grass of the genus...
2EnglishlemonA yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical...
3Middle Englishlymonlemon
4Old Frenchlymonlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu

Words derived from “lemon-grass

Every word from Mundari lembu
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