Where does “vihannespaprika” come from?
vihannespaprika (Finnish) comes from Finnish paprika, from German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from Serbo-Croatian pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
vihannespaprika (Finnish): capsicum, pepper
Definitions
- capsicum, pepper
Ancestry of “vihannespaprika”, step by step
vihannespaprika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paprika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paprika | paprika; pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper |
| 2 | German | Paprika | paprika; bell pepper |
| 3 | Hungarian | paprika | paprika; pepper, bell pepper |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | pàprika | bell pepper, pepper, paprika |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | pȁpar | pepper; ground pepper |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 7 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 10 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
via Finnish vihannes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihannes | vegetable; person in a vegetative state |
| 2 | Finnish | vihanta | verdant, fresh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vihanta | verdant |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |