Where does “biber” come from?

biber (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish biber, from Ottoman Turkish ببر, from Greek πιπέρι, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

biber (Crimean Tatar): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “biber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbiberpepper
2Ottoman Turkishببرpepper; tiger
3Greekπιπέριpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι