Where does “Paprikaspeck” come from?
Paprikaspeck (German) comes 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, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Paprikaspeck (German): A type of charcuterie made by curing strips of...
Definitions
- A type of charcuterie made by curing strips of...
Ancestry of “Paprikaspeck”, step by step
Paprikaspeck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Paprika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Paprika | paprika; bell pepper |
| 2 | Hungarian | paprika | paprika; pepper, bell pepper |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pàprika | bell pepper, pepper, paprika |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | pȁpar | pepper; ground pepper |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |