Where does “laranja” come from?

laranja (Portuguese) comes from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

laranja (Portuguese): orange having orange as its color

Definitions

  1. orange having orange as its color

Ancestry of “laranja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
2Persianنارنگbitter orange
3Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
4Dravidiandra—
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग →