Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian lima, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lima (Serbo-Croatian): file

Definitions

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Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	lima	file; A reinforced line at both ends of a...
2	Latin	lima	file
3	Spanish	lima	lime; lemon; file
4	Spanish	Limón	lemon
5	Arabic	لَيْمُون	lemon, lime
6	Persian	لیمو	lemon; lime
7	Sanskrit	निम्बू	common lime or lemon
8	Mundari	lembu	—

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