Where does “falafel” come from?
falafel (Finnish) comes from Arabic فَلَافِل, from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
falafel (Finnish): falafel
Ancestry of “falafel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَلَافِل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فِلْفِل | pepper |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |