Where does “tronġ” come from?

tronġ (Maltese) comes from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग — citron tree.

tronġ (Maltese): grapefruit(s), pomelo(s)

Definitions

  1. grapefruit(s), pomelo(s)

Ancestry of “tronġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
2Old Persianturung—
3Sanskritमातुलुङ्गcitron tree
Every word from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग →Every word from Old Persian turung →Every word from Arabic تُرُنْج →