Ben Ramsey on Nostr: nprofile1q…t6eyl The Italian form was also found as “narancia” in some regions ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqgt3jvqkex9z6r9772mzetm7gdw7tq6888kccvm9uxsus80ev7e9sgt6eyl (nprofile…6eyl) The Italian form was also found as “narancia” in some regions (note the preceding “n” sound), deriving from:
“Arabic nāranj < Persian nārang < Sanskrit nāraṅga < a Dravidian language: compare Tamil nāram, Tulu nāreṅgi. Compare also Persian nār < anār pomegranate. Compare Spanish naranja (late 14th cent.), Portuguese laranja (1377), Old Occitan arange (c1373), irange (1390), medieval Greek νεράντζιον.”
“Arabic nāranj < Persian nārang < Sanskrit nāraṅga < a Dravidian language: compare Tamil nāram, Tulu nāreṅgi. Compare also Persian nār < anār pomegranate. Compare Spanish naranja (late 14th cent.), Portuguese laranja (1377), Old Occitan arange (c1373), irange (1390), medieval Greek νεράντζιον.”