Where does “alöxöxtla” come from?
alöxöxtla (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Tetelcingo Nahuatl alöxöx, from Spanish naranjas, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
alöxöxtla (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): orange grove
Definitions
- orange grove
Ancestry of “alöxöxtla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetelcingo Nahuatl | alöxöx | orange fruit |
| 2 | Spanish | naranjas | nothing |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |