Where does “jolokia” come from?

jolokia (French) comes from Assamese জলকীয়া, from Assamese কীয়া.

jolokia (French): ghost pepper

Definitions

  1. ghost pepper

Ancestry of “jolokia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseজলকীয়াchili pepper, chili, pepper
2Assameseকীয়া—
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