Ultimately from Sanskrit दाडिम्ब (dāḍimba), दाडिम (dāḍima), दालिम (dālima), via Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀫 (dālima), Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀫 (dāḍima). Compare Marathi डाळिंब (ḍāḷimba), Bengali ডালিম (ḍalim), Kannada ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ (dāḷimbe), Telugu దానిమ్మ (dānimma).
ദാലിംബ (dālimba) (Kannada spelling ದಾಲಿಂಬ)