Where does “limon” come from?

limon (Turkmen) comes from Russian лимон, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limon (Turkmen): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “limon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлимонlemon; lemon tree, wood; million
2Old Frenchlymonlemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →