Where does “лимон” come from?

лимон (Russian) comes from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

лимон (Russian): lemon; lemon tree, wood; million

Definitions

  1. lemon; lemon tree, wood; million

Ancestry of “лимон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlymonlemon
2Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—

Words derived from “лимон”

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →