Where does “فلفلة” come from?

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

فلفلة (Moroccan Arabic): pepper including sweet peppers, chilis

Definitions

  1. pepper including sweet peppers, chilis

Ancestry of “فلفلة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفلفلpepper; to put pepper on
2Classical Persianپلپل—
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Classical Persian پلپل →