Where does “oranžīgs” come from?
oranžīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian oranžs, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
oranžīgs (Latvian): with a tone of orange, light orange, orangish
Definitions
- with a tone of orange, light orange, orangish
Ancestry of “oranžīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | oranžs | orange |
| 2 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |