Where does “limon” come from?

limon (French) comes from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limon (French): silt; shaft; A type of lemon

Definitions

limon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	limone	lemon
2	Arabic	لَيْمُون	lemon, lime
3	Persian	لیمو	lemon; lime
4	Sanskrit	निम्बू	common lime or lemon
5	Mundari	lembu	—

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	līmus	sidelong, askew, askance, sideways
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₂leyH-	to smear
3	Proto-Indo-European	leyh₂-	to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...