Where does “พริกหยวก” come from?

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

พริกหยวก (Thai): bell pepper; sweet pepper

Definitions

  1. bell pepper; sweet pepper

Ancestry of “พริกหยวก”, step by step

พริกหยวก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พริก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพริกchilli
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper

via Thai หยวก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหยวกbanana stalk
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Thai พริก →