Where does “knalloransje” come from?
knalloransje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk oransje, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
knalloransje (Norwegian Nynorsk): bright orange
Definitions
- bright orange
Ancestry of “knalloransje”, step by step
knalloransje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk oransje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | oransje | orange |
| 2 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |