Where does “narancsszín” come from?

narancsszín (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian narancs, from Italian narancia, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.

narancsszín (Hungarian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “narancsszín”, step by step

narancsszín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian narancs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannarancsorange
2Italiannarancia
3Spanishnaranjaorange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
4Old Spanishnaranjaorange
5Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
6Persianنارنگbitter orange
7Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
8Dravidiandra
9Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Hungarian szín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
2Slovaksieňhall
3Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग