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Where does “limon” come from?
limon (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
Ancestry of “limon”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
لیمو
lemon; lime
2
Sanskrit
निम्बू
common lime or lemon
3
Mundari
lembu
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Words derived from “limon”
lemon
lemongrass
lemony
limonin
lemonwood
lemonlike
lemonish
lemonless
lemonfish
лимон
lymon
limonă
лимон
lymon
limon
лимонка
лимонный
limon
limoni
레몬
レモン
lemonary
lemonize
lemandarin
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