Where does “mrica” come from?

mrica (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese marica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

mrica (Javanese): black pepper

Definitions

  1. black pepper

Ancestry of “mrica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemaricablack pepper
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Old Javanese marica →