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Where does “delima” come from?

delima (Malay) comes from Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम, from Pali dāliṁa.

delima (Malay): pomegranate; ruby

Definitions

  1. pomegranate; ruby

Ancestry of “delima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidāḷima—
2Sanskritदाडिमpomegranate
3Palidāliṁa—
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