Where does “filfel” come from?

filfel (Maltese) comes from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

filfel (Maltese): peppercorn

Definitions

  1. peppercorn

Ancestry of “filfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِلْفِلpepper
2Classical Persianپلپل—
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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