Where does “paprika” come from?
paprika (Czech) comes from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from Serbo-Croatian pȁpar, 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...
paprika (Czech): paprika; pepper
Ancestry of “paprika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | paprika | paprika; pepper, bell pepper |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pàprika | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pȁpar | pepper; ground pepper |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |