Where does “limau nipis” come from?

limau nipis (Malay) comes from Malay limau, from Portuguese Limão, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limau nipis (Malay): lime green citrus fruit

Definitions

  1. lime green citrus fruit

Ancestry of “limau nipis”, step by step

limau nipis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay limau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylimauany member of the genus "Citrus", especially its...
2PortugueseLimãolemon citrus fruit
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—

via Malay nipis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaynipisHaving little thickness; thin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipisthinness
3Proto-AustronesianNipis—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →