Where does “pàprika” come from?

pàprika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȁpar, 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...

pàprika (Serbo-Croatian): bell pepper, pepper, paprika

Definitions

  1. bell pepper, pepper, paprika

Ancestry of “pàprika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁparpepper; ground pepper
2Proto-Slavicpьpьrьpepper
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Words derived from “pàprika”

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