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 — date palm.

naranja (Spanish): orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...

Definitions

  1. orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...

Ancestry of “naranja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishnaranjaorange
2Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
3Persianنارنگbitter orange
4Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
5Dravidiandra
6Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “naranja

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu