Where does “نارنگی” come from?
نارنگی (Urdu) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
نارنگی (Urdu): orange
Definitions
- orange
Ancestry of “نارنگی”, step by step
نارنگی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Persian نارنگ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 3 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀁𑀕
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀁𑀕 | — |