Where does “pertsuviina” come from?
pertsuviina (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pertsu, from Russian пе́рец, from Old East Slavic пьпьрьць, from Old East Slavic пьпьрь, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pertsuviina (Ingrian): pertsivka
Definitions
- pertsivka
Ancestry of “pertsuviina”, step by step
pertsuviina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian pertsu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pertsu | pepper |
| 2 | Russian | пе́рец | pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper) |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрьць | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрь | — |
| 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... |