Where does “перцемолка” come from?
перцемолка (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...
перцемолка (Russian): pepper mill
Definitions
- pepper mill
Ancestry of “перцемолка”, step by step
перцемолка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пе́рец
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́рец | pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper) |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрьць | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пьпьрь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
via Russian моло́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | моло́ть | to mill |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | melti | to grind, mill |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mélˀtei | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |