Where does “lime” come from?

lime (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Persian limu, from Arabic لِيمَة, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lime (Norwegian Bokmål): a lime; to glue or paste

Definitions

  1. a lime; to glue or paste

Ancestry of “lime”, step by step

lime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian limu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianlimu—
2Arabicلِيمَة—
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—

via Old Norse líma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíma—
2Proto-Germaniclīmijanąto adhere

Words derived from “lime”

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →