Where does “فلفل” come from?

فلفل (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

فلفل (Arabic): pepper; to put pepper on

Definitions

  1. pepper; to put pepper on

Ancestry of “فلفل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپلپل—
2Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “فلفل”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Classical Persian پلپل →