Where does “limão” come from?

limão (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic لَيْمُون, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limão (Portuguese): lemon; lime; lemandarin, rangpur

Definitions

  1. lemon; lime; lemandarin, rangpur

Ancestry of “limão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicلَيْمُون—
2Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →