Where does “pilipili” come from?

pilipili (Lingala) comes from Swahili pilipili, from Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pilipili (Lingala): chili

Definitions

  1. chili

Ancestry of “pilipili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilipilipilipepper, capsicum
2Persianپلپلpepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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