Where does “peepul” come from?

peepul (English) comes from Hindi पीपल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀮, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peepul (English): The sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"

Definitions

  1. The sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"

Ancestry of “peepul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपीपलbodhi tree, sacred fig, peepal, "Ficus...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀮—
3Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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