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