Where does “turungiu” come from?

turungiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترنجی, from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग — citron tree.

turungiu (Romanian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “turungiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترنجیresembling a bitter orange, especially in colour
2Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
3Old Persianturung—
4Sanskritमातुलुङ्गcitron tree
Every word from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग →Every word from Old Persian turung →Every word from Arabic تُرُنْج →