Where does “pipăruș” come from?
pipăruș (Romanian) comes 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...
pipăruș (Romanian): hot pepper
Definitions
- hot pepper
Ancestry of “pipăruș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | piper | pepper (plant) |
| 2 | Bulgarian | пипе́р | pepper a vegetable plant with a hollow fleshy fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 4 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |