Where does “limon” come from?

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

limon (Uzbek): 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 lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو
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