Where does “פלפל” come from?

פלפל (Hebrew) comes from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

פלפל (Hebrew): pepper; defective spelling of פילפל

Definitions

  1. pepper; defective spelling of פילפל

Ancestry of “פלפל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپلپل—
2Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “פלפל”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Classical Persian پلپل →