Where does “limonküfü” come from?

limonküfü (Turkish) comes from Turkish limon, from Ottoman Turkish لیمون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limonküfü (Turkish): The color of mold on lemon peel, a light greenish-blue tone

Definitions

  1. The color of mold on lemon peel, a light greenish-blue tone

Ancestry of “limonküfü”, step by step

limonküfü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish limon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishlimonlemon
2Ottoman Turkishلیمونlemon
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—

via Turkish küf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishküfmold
2Ottoman Turkishكوفmold, mildew, a woolly or furry growth of fungi on organic material
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →