Where does “перц” come from?
перц (Mongolian) comes from Russian пе́рец, from Old East Slavic пьпьрьць, from Old East Slavic пьпьрь, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
перц (Mongolian): pepper
Ancestry of “перц”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́рец | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрьць | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |