Where does “พริกลาบ” come from?

พริกลาบ (Thai) comes from Thai พริก, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

พริกลาบ (Thai): dried spice mix used in Northern Thai minced meat salads

Definitions

  1. dried spice mix used in Northern Thai minced meat salads

Ancestry of “พริกลาบ”, step by step

พริกลาบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พริก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพริกchilli
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper

via Thai ลาบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลาบlap: a dish of minced meat mixed with such ingredients as lime juice, chilies, fish sauce, etc, served with fresh vegetables and herbs
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Thai พริก →