Where does “pomme d'orange” come from?
pomme d'orange (French) comes from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.
Ancestry of “pomme d'orange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | naranja | — |
| 3 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 4 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 6 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | — |
Words derived from “pomme d'orange”