Where does “ትርንጒ” come from?

ትርንጒ (Tigrinya) comes from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग — citron tree.

ትርንጒ (Tigrinya): citron (Citrus medica)

Definitions

  1. citron (Citrus medica)

Ancestry of “ትርንጒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
2Old Persianturung—
3Sanskritमातुलुङ्गcitron tree
Every word from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग →Every word from Old Persian turung →Every word from Arabic تُرُنْج →