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Where does “ترنج” come from?

ترنج (Persian) comes from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग.

ترنج (Persian): citron; medallion created using rich arabesque...

Definitions

  1. citron; medallion created using rich arabesque...

Ancestry of “ترنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
2Old Persianturung—
3Sanskritमातुलुङ्ग—
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