Where does “limoŋ” come from?

limoŋ (Wolof) comes from French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limoŋ (Wolof): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “limoŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimonsilt; shaft; A type of lemon
2Italianlimonelemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu—
Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →