Where does “naranja” come from?
naranja (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.
naranja (Spanish): orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
Definitions
- orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
Ancestry of “naranja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | naranja | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 3 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 5 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | — |
Words derived from “naranja”