Where does “พริกขี้หนู” come from?
พริกขี้หนู (Thai) comes from Thai พริก, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.
พริกขี้หนู (Thai): bird's eye chili, "Capsicum annuum"
Definitions
- bird's eye chili, "Capsicum annuum"
Ancestry of “พริกขี้หนู”, step by step
พริกขี้หนู traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พริก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | พริก | chilli |
| 2 | Pali | marica | black pepper |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मरिच | black pepper |
via Thai ขี้
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขี้ | to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.qɯjꟲ | excrement |
via Thai หนู
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | หนู | murid: member of the Muridae family; mouse; rat;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰnuːᴬ | mouse; rat |
Words derived from “พริกขี้หนู”