Where does “Chipăruș” come from?

Chipăruș (Romanian) comes from French chiper, from Romanian piper, from Bulgarian пипе́р, 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...

Chipăruș (Romanian): hot pepper

Definitions

  1. hot pepper

Ancestry of “Chipăruș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiperto pinch; to steal; to rob
2Romanianpiperpepper (plant)
3Bulgarianпипе́рpepper a vegetable plant with a hollow fleshy fruit
4Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
5Latinpiperpepper
6Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι