Where does “falafel” come from?

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

falafel (Swedish): falafel

Definitions

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Ancestry of “falafel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَافِل—
2Arabicفِلْفِلpepper
3Classical Persianپلپل—
4Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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