Where does “piparúði” come from?

piparúði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic pipar, from Danish peber, from Old Danish pipær, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

piparúði (Icelandic): pepper spray

Definitions

  1. pepper spray

Ancestry of “piparúði”, step by step

piparúði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic pipar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpiparpepper
2Danishpeberpepper
3Old Danishpipærpepper
4Old Norsepiparrpepper
5Old Saxon*pipar
6Proto-West Germanic*piparpepper
7Latinpiperpepper
8Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
9Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
10Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Icelandic úði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúðidrizzle; spray
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι