Hm, Vietnamese has the same word for the color and fruit as well. Since Vietnam is relatively close to the origin of the fruit, I presume they had oranges long

Hm, Vietnamese has the same word for the color and fruit as well. Since Vietnam is relatively close to the origin of the fruit, I presume they had oranges long before direct European contact. So one wonders if the idea of having the same name for both arose independently in both places, or if Vietnamese didn't have a name for the color until they established trade with Europeans, and decided to follow their lead in using the same name as the fruit?