Where does “limon” come from?

limon (Seychellois Creole) comes from French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limon (Seychellois Creole): lemon, lime

Definitions

  1. lemon, lime

Ancestry of “limon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimonsilt; shaft; A type of lemon
2Italianlimonelemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →