Where does “piparr” come from?
piparr (Old Norse) comes from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Ancestry of “piparr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | — |
| 3 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
Words derived from “piparr”