Where does “líoma-ghlas” come from?

líoma-ghlas (Irish) comes from Irish líoma, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

líoma-ghlas (Irish): lime green

Definitions

  1. lime green

Ancestry of “líoma-ghlas”, step by step

líoma-ghlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish líoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlíomalime green citrus fruit
2Frenchlimefile; lime
3Latinlimafile
4Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
5SpanishLimónlemon
6Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
7Persianلیموlemon; lime
8Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
9Mundarilembu

via Irish Glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGlasgreen
2Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو