Where does “piper” come from?

piper (Romanian) comes 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...

piper (Romanian): pepper (plant)

Definitions

  1. pepper (plant)

Ancestry of “piper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпипе́рpepper a vegetable plant with a hollow fleshy fruit
2Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “piper”

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