Where does “高麗胡椒” come from?

高麗胡椒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 胡椒, from Chinese 胡椒 — pepper, especially black pepper; Short for 胡椒粉;...

高麗胡椒 (Japanese): Capsicum, chili pepper; Cayenne pepper;...

Definitions

  1. Capsicum, chili pepper; Cayenne pepper;...

Ancestry of “高麗胡椒”, step by step

高麗胡椒 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 胡椒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese胡椒pepper
2Chinese胡椒pepper, especially black pepper; Short for 胡椒粉;...

via Korean 高麗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean高麗Korea
Every word from Chinese 胡椒Every word from Japanese 胡椒