Where does “ພິກ” come from?

ພິກ (Lao) comes from Thai พริก, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

ພິກ (Lao): pepper, chili pepper, Capsicum annuum

Definitions

  1. pepper, chili pepper, Capsicum annuum

Ancestry of “ພິກ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพริกchilli
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Thai พริก →