Where does “pilpul” come from?
pilpul (English) comes from Hebrew פלפול, from Hebrew פלפל, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pilpul (English): Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling; Penetrating...
Definitions
- Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling; Penetrating...
Ancestry of “pilpul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | פלפול | Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling |
| 2 | Hebrew | פלפל | pepper; defective spelling of פילפל |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
Words derived from “pilpul”