Where does “перечница” come from?

перечница (Russian) comes from Russian пе́рец, from Old East Slavic пьпьрьць, from Old East Slavic пьпьрь, 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...

перечница (Russian): pepper shaker a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it

Definitions

  1. pepper shaker a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it

Ancestry of “перечница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́рецpepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper)
2Old East Slavicпьпьрьць
3Old East Slavicпьпьрь
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