Where does “Falafel” come from?

Falafel (German) comes from Arabic فلافل, from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Falafel (German): a falafel ball

Definitions

a falafel ball

Ancestry of “Falafel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	فلافل	plural of فِلْفِل; falafel
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...

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