Where does “piparnøt” come from?

piparnøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese pipar, from Old Norse pipari, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

piparnøt (Faroese): gingerbread biscuit, pfeffernuss

Definitions

gingerbread biscuit, pfeffernuss

Ancestry of “piparnøt”, step by step

piparnøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese pipar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	pipar	pepper
2	Old Norse	pipari	—
3	Latin	piper	pepper
4	Ancient Greek	πέπερι	pepper; black pepper
5	Sanskrit	पिप्पलि	berry; peppercorn; long pepper
6	Sanskrit	पिप्पल	berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Faroese nøt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Faroese	nøt	nut
2	Old Norse	hnot	nut
3	Proto-Germanic	hnuts	nut
4	Proto-Indo-European	knew-	to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5	Proto-Indo-European	ken-	to arise, begin

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →