Where does “turuncu” come from?

turuncu (Turkish) comes from Persian ترنج, from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग — citron tree.

turuncu (Turkish): the color orange; orange

Definitions

  1. the color orange; orange

Ancestry of “turuncu”, step by step

turuncu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ترنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترنجcitron; medallion created using rich arabesque...
2Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
3Old Persianturung—
4Sanskritमातुलुङ्गcitron tree

via Ottoman Turkish ترنجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترنجیresembling a bitter orange, especially in colour
2Persianترنجی—

Words derived from “turuncu”

Every word from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग →Every word from Old Persian turung →Every word from Arabic تُرُنْج →