Where does “limun” come from?

limun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limun (Serbo-Croatian): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “limun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlimonelemon
2Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →