Where does “naranča” come from?

naranča (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نارنج, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

naranča (Serbo-Croatian): orange (fruit and tree)

Definitions

  1. orange (fruit and tree)

Ancestry of “naranča”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنارنجorange, the fruit of Citrus aurantium
2Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
3Persianنارنگbitter orange
4Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
5Dravidiandra
6Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग
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