Where does “rica” come from?

rica (Ternate) comes from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

rica (Ternate): the chili pepper

Definitions

  1. the chili pepper

Ancestry of “rica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymerica—
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper

Words derived from “rica”

Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Malay merica →