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Where does “chipie” come from?

chipie (French) comes from French chiper, from Romanian piper, from Bulgarian пипе́р, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

chipie (French): cow, bitch, harpy, vixen; brat

Definitions

  1. cow, bitch, harpy, vixen; brat

Ancestry of “chipie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiperto pinch; to steal; to rob
2Romanianpiper—
3Bulgarianпипе́р—
4Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
5Latinpiperpepper
6Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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