Where does “pilipili” come from?

pilipili (Swahili) comes from Persian پلپل, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pilipili (Swahili): pepper, capsicum

Definitions

  1. pepper, capsicum

Ancestry of “pilipili”, step by step

pilipili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پلپل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپلپلpepper
2Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
3Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Classical Persian پلپل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپلپل—

Words derived from “pilipili”

Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Persian پلپل →