Where does “limonă” come from?
limonă (Megleno-Romanian) comes from Bulgarian лимон, from Greek λεμόνι, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
limonă (Megleno-Romanian): lemon
Ancestry of “limonă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | лимон | lemon; lemon tree |
| 2 | Greek | λεμόνι | lemon; lemon juice; lemon yellow, lemon |
| 3 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 4 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 5 | Mundari | lembu | — |