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Where does “ima” come from?

ima (Romanian) comes from Latin līmāre, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

ima (Romanian): to dirty, besmirch, make dirty with mud or dung;...

Definitions

  1. to dirty, besmirch, make dirty with mud or dung;...

Ancestry of “ima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmāre—
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimón—
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu—
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