Where does “aranciu” come from?

aranciu (Sicilian) comes from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

aranciu (Sicilian): orange fruit

Definitions

  1. orange fruit

Ancestry of “aranciu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
2Persianنارنگbitter orange
3Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
4Dravidiandra—
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “aranciu”

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