Where does “oranz” come from?

oranz (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

oranz (Mauritian Creole): orange (colour)

Definitions

  1. orange (colour)

Ancestry of “oranz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchOrangeOrange
2Spanishnaranjaorange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
3Old Spanishnaranjaorange
4Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
5Persianنارنگbitter orange
6Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
7Dravidiandra
8Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu
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