Where does “червен пипер” come from?

червен пипер (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пипе́р, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

червен пипер (Bulgarian): paprika

Definitions

  1. paprika

Ancestry of “червен пипер”, step by step

червен пипер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian пипе́р

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпипе́рpepper a vegetable plant with a hollow fleshy fruit
2Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Bulgarian черве́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчерве́нred color
2Old Church Slavonicчрьвл҄енъ
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι