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Where does “pippurihapero” come from?

pippurihapero (Finnish) comes from Finnish pippuri, 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...

pippurihapero (Finnish): A brittlegill, "Russula badia"

Definitions

  1. A brittlegill, "Russula badia"

Ancestry of “pippurihapero”, step by step

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