Where does “limau” come from?

limau (Indonesian) comes from Malay limau, from Portuguese Limão, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limau (Indonesian): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “limau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylimauany member of the genus "Citrus", especially its...
2PortugueseLimãolemon citrus fruit
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →