Where does “فلافل” come from?
فلافل (Persian) comes from Arabic فَلَافِل, from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
فلافل (Persian): falafel
Ancestry of “فلافل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَلَافِل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | فِلْفِل | pepper |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پلپل | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |