Where does “فليفلة” come from?
فليفلة (Arabic) comes from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
فليفلة (Arabic): capsicum
Ancestry of “فليفلة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فِلْفِل | pepper |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |