Where does “cenllif” come from?

cenllif (Welsh) comes from Welsh llif, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

cenllif (Welsh): torrent, flood

Definitions

  1. torrent, flood

Ancestry of “cenllif”, step by step

cenllif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllifsaw; flood; stream
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimónlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu—

via Welsh cefn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcefnback, rear; support, second; body as needing...
2Middle Welshkeuenback
3Proto-Celtickebno-back
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →