Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Italian) comes from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lima (Italian): file; A reinforced line at both ends of a...

Definitions

  1. file; A reinforced line at both ends of a...

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimafile
2Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
3SpanishLimónlemon
4Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
5Persianلیموlemon; lime
6Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
7Mundarilembu

Words derived from “lima

Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو