Where does “lima” come from?
lima (Spanish) comes from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
lima (Spanish): lime; lemon; file
Definitions
- lime; lemon; file
Ancestry of “lima”, step by step
lima traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Limón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 2 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 3 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 4 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 5 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via Quechua Rimak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechua | Rimak | — |
| 2 | Quechua | rimay | talk, speech, discourse, conversation; word,... |
via Arabic لِيمَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لِيمَة | — |