Where does “فلفل” come from?

فلفل (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic فِلْفِل, from Classical Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

فلفل (South Levantine Arabic): pepper including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper

Ancestry of “فلفل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِلْفِلpepper
2Classical Persianپلپل—
3Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
4Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Classical Persian پلپل →