Where does “مرچ” come from?
مرچ (Persian) comes from Hindi मिर्च, from Sanskrit मरीच, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.
مرچ (Persian): pepper
Ancestry of “مرچ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मिर्च | pepper |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मरीच | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मरिच | black pepper |