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Where does “pьpьrь” come from?

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

pьpьrь (Proto-Slavic): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “pьpьrь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pьpьrь”

  • paprika
  • paprikash
  • paprika
  • Paprika
  • Paprikaspeck
  • paprika
  • paprika
  • paprika
  • piernik
  • pieprz
  • paprykowy
  • papryka
  • pȁpar
  • pàprika
  • paprikaš
  • papar
  • паприкаш
  • папар
  • zöldpaprika
  • paprika
  • paprikák
  • halpaprikás
  • paprikás
  • paprikást
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