Where does “sili” come from?

sili (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli — chili; chili pepper; pepper.

sili (Tagalog): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “sili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchilichili, chili con carne
2Classical Nahuatlchīllichili; chili pepper; pepper
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chīlli →Every word from Spanish chili →
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