Which Orange came first?

Which orange came first - was the colour named after the fruit, or was the fruit named after the colour? Find out the answer in this video, which also uncovers the secret behind why people with orange hair are called 'redheads'.
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[@kieronspoors1608]

Love the video! I don’t think it’s any coincidence that I got notified of the video at the same I was listening to a podcast on this very topic!!

[@philologism8802]

Wow, that is a coincidence!

[@nickhorski5533]

Thank you homie.

[@ExtraMaestro]

What an amazing video - I’m now way more curious about linguistics

[@michaelstevenson6624]

Oh hey 3xtramaestr0 I love your channel

[@philologism8802]

Thanks, and great to hear! I hope you find my channel an accessible place to learn more about linguistics from the words, letters and phrases we use every day. :)

[@zabawkidobrawki7270]

In polish I think that was orange fruit first because fruit name is pomarańcza and color is pomarańczowy and it sound like something was orangie like orange pants (not the color) I mean looking like orange or something like thus

[@rowdyraskel3994]

Sanskrti word Naranga is derived from tqmil its Narthanga ..

[@sharonangel1905]

very clear

[@philologism8802]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@abigaelngoki4313]

Pineapple,banana,mango,orange,lemon,pawpaw,apple and tomato which come first

[@christianisaacsantos4415]

haven't watched yet, but my money's on fruit!

[@alicomando1195]

As Melissa and Kurdish we still call Orange colour
Narnji
نارنجي

[@JoannaNBoxill]

Why do some words have the same lexeme but completely different semantic uses? E.g. Bank meaning the land beside a river as well as the place in which we store money. Were they ever historically similar in meaning?

[@philologism8802]

Great question Joanna - I'll take a look!

[@qubati]

underrated