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Where does “оранжевый” come from?

оранжевый (Russian) comes from French orange, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग.

оранжевый (Russian): orange, a secondary color made by mixing red and...

Definitions

  1. orange, a secondary color made by mixing red and...

Ancestry of “оранжевый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorangeorange
2Italianaranciaorange
3FrenchOrangeOrange
4Spanishnaranjaorange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
5Old Spanishnaranja—
6Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
7Persianنارنگbitter orange
8Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
9Dravidiandra—
10Proto-Dravidian*cīntu—
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