Where does “ترنج” come from?

ترنج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग — citron tree.

ترنج (Ottoman Turkish): bitter orange

Definitions

  1. bitter orange

Ancestry of “ترنج”, 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 →