Where does “limau purut” come from?

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

limau purut (Malay): kaffir lime

Definitions

  1. kaffir lime

Ancestry of “limau purut”, step by step

limau purut 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 purut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypurut—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →