Where does “arancia” come from?

arancia (Latin) comes from Arabic نارنج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

Ancestry of “arancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنارنجbitter orange
2Persianنارنگbitter orange
3Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
4Dravidiandra
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “arancia

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग