Where does “فلفل” come from?

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

فلفل (Persian): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “فلفل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِلْفِلpepper
2Classical Persianپلپل—
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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