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Where does “līmāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “līmāre”, step by step

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