Where does “vürtspipar” come from?

vürtspipar (Estonian) comes from Estonian pipar, from Old Swedish pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

vürtspipar (Estonian): pimento, peppers of genus Pimenta

Definitions

  1. pimento, peppers of genus Pimenta

Ancestry of “vürtspipar”, step by step

vürtspipar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pipar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiparpepper
2Old Swedishpipar
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Estonian vürts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvürtsspice, plantmatter based seasoning
2GermanWürzespice, aroma; wort
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι
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