Where does “pomarańczka” come from?
pomarańczka (Polish) comes from Polish pomarańcza, from Italian pomarancia, from Italian arancio, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج — date palm.
pomarańczka (Polish): homesexual male (Grypsera)
Definitions
- homesexual male (Grypsera)
Ancestry of “pomarańczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pomarańcza | orange |
| 2 | Italian | pomarancia | — |
| 3 | Italian | arancio | orange |
| 4 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 5 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 6 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 7 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 8 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 9 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 10 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 11 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 12 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |