Where does “pieprz” come from?

pieprz (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pieprz (Polish): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “pieprz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
2Latinpiperpepper
3Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “pieprz”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →