Where does “레몬” come from?

레몬 (Korean) comes from English lemon, from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

레몬 (Korean): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “레몬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemonA yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical...
2Middle Englishlymonlemon
3Old Frenchlymonlemon
4Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
5Persianلیموlemon; lime
6Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
7Mundarilembu—

Words derived from “레몬”

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →