Where does “नारङ्ग” come from?

नारङ्ग (Sanskrit) comes from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

नारङ्ग (Sanskrit): the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...

Definitions

  1. the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...

Ancestry of “नारङ्ग”, step by step

नारङ्ग traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dravidian dra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidiandra—
2Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Proto-Dravidian kāy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Proto-Dravidian *nāram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*nāram—

Words derived from “नारङ्ग”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →