Where does “rica” come from?

rica (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Ternate rica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

rica (North Moluccan Malay): chili pepper

Definitions

  1. chili pepper

Ancestry of “rica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ternatericathe chili pepper
2Malaymerica—
3Palimaricablack pepper
4Sanskritमरिचblack pepper

Words derived from “rica”

Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Malay merica →