Where does “limau” come from?

limau (Swahili) comes from Portuguese Limão, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limau (Swahili): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “limau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseLimãolemon citrus fruit
2Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—

Words derived from “limau”

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →